Patent ID: 7907892

Claim:
A method of buying and selling goods and services via a transparent commodity trading network, comprising: broadcasting at least one of a need and offering of a first party to other mobile communication devices via a first mobile communications device associated with the first party, comprising broadcasting the at least one need and offering to a third mobile communications device associated with a third party, wherein the third mobile communications device is configured to serve as a mule that carries and broadcasts the at least one need and offering of the first party to multiple other mobile communications devices; identifying via the first mobile device at least one need and offering of a second party that matches the broadcast at least one need and offering via a second device within a predetermined distance of the first mobile device; and communicating, via the first mobile communications device, with the second mobile communications device in response to the first mobile communications device determining that the broadcast at least one need and offering matches a corresponding need and offering of the second party.