Patent ID: 7349869

Claim:
An apparatus that stores bid information for services in a computer network, the computer network coupling processors and a client, wherein the client submits a job request for execution by one or more of the processors, comprising: a service bus coupled to the computer network, wherein the service bus is coupled to the client and the processors; a job ticket service coupled to the service bus, the job ticket service storing a job ticket related to the job request as an object on a storage, the job ticket service storing a job identifier of the object identifying the job request to which the job ticket is related, a service identifier of the object identifying the job ticket service storing the job ticket, a task section of the object defining the job ticket, and a control data section of the object including at least programming to complete the job ticket, the job ticket as stored as the object accessed by the client; and a bidding service coupled to the service bus, wherein the bidding service posts a notice of the job request, and wherein one or more of the processors submit bids to complete the job request, the bids comprising bid information, and wherein the job ticket service stores winning bid information with the job ticket.