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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2014
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Frank Richard Bauerle, Arlington, TX (US);

Grant Douglas Miller, Arvada, CO (US);

Nader M Nassar, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Tamer Nassar, Bethel, CT (US);

Irene Robin Penney, Fishkill, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 9/52 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/524 (2013.01); H04L 29/08108 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2013.01); H04L 29/08072 (2013.01); H04L 29/08099 (2013.01); H04L 41/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

Executing a command on an optimal smart device. One aspect of the present invention provides a method for executing a command. The method includes: receiving a command at a plurality of smart devices; determining a score for each smart device of the plurality of smart devices; communicating the score between each smart device of the plurality of smart devices; comparing the score between each smart device of the plurality of smart devices; and executing the command at one smart device of the plurality of smart devices based on comparing the score between each smart device.


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