Patent ID: 8028057

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for facilitating ancillary use of a wireless service device for excess transmission bandwidth, comprising: discovering a multiplicity of wireless service devices interoperable on a voice communications, data exchange and text messaging service network; determining a primary function performable by a subscriber and an ancillary function performable by a non-subscriber through use of each wireless service device through arrangement with the service network and based on availability of capacity for excess transmission bandwidth; identifying each of the wireless service devices comprising an available capacity to perform the ancillary function over the service network; remotely performing the ancillary function, comprising: performing the ancillary function using independent processing at least one of the identified wireless service devices; and performing the ancillary function using distributed processing in conjunction with at least one other of the identified wireless service devices through the combination, modification and integration of data from the two or more such identified wireless service devices; and compensating the subscribers with payment in exchange for the performance of the ancillary function on their respective wireless service, device, wherein the excess transmission bandwidth further comprises at least one of: receiving data into the two or more such identified wireless service devices using excess, unused transmission bandwidth; and sending data from the two or more such identified wireless service devices using excess, unused transmission bandwidth.