SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTER-MARKET COLLABORATIVE SERVICES USING SOCIAL NETWORKS

• Main Authors: SUN YU-AN, JAHID SONIA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.08.2013
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Methods and systems for propagating requests for proposal via a collaborative services framework are provided. The methods include receiving a request for proposal from a first user in a first market that implements at least one peer node in the collaborative services framework and maintains lists of market neighbors and potential neighbors. The methods further include propagating the request for proposal to potential neighboring markets that are selected from a list of potential neighbors of the first market. The methods also include receiving a notification that the first user has accepted a bid from a second user responsive to the request for proposal, the second user being in a second market different from the first market, and then updating the lists of market neighbors and potential neighbors of the first market based on the accepted bid.