Containerized Computational Task Execution Management Using a Secure Distributed Transaction Ledger

1 . A method comprising:

publishing, by a client system, a container execution request on a peer-to-peer network, wherein the container execution request includes information associating the client system with a containerized computational task;

incorporating the container execution request into a block chain of a cryptocurrency system on the peer-to-peer network;

receiving, at a host system, the container execution request via the block chain;

retrieving, at the host system, the containerized computational task; and

executing, at the host system, the containerized computational task.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

prior to retrieving the containerized computational task, determining, by the host system, to execute the containerized computational task;

wherein retrieving the containerized computational task is in response to determining to execute the containerized computational task.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein in determining to execute the containerized computational task the method further comprises:

determining, by the client system, that the client system meets a requirement, wherein the requirement is included in the container execution request.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining to execute the containerized computational task is based upon an identification of the client system.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining to execute the containerized computational task is based on a contract offer included in the container execution request.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving, at the client system, an indication that the host system has completed the containerized computational task; and

providing, by the client system, a payment to the host system in response to receiving the indication, wherein the payment is based on the contract offer.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the payment is made in a cryptocurrency associated with the cryptocurrency system.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the contract offer includes an indication that the contract offer is negotiable; and

the method further comprises:

prior to retrieving the containerized computational task, receiving, at the client system, a counter offer from the host system; and

providing, by the client system, an acceptance of the counter offer to the host system, wherein retrieving the containerized computational task is in response to receiving the acceptance.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the containerized computational task is included in the container execution request.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in retrieving the containerized computational task the method further comprises:

determining, by the host system, a location for the containerized computational task from the container execution request;

wherein the containerized computational task is retrieved from the location.

11 . A peer-to-peer network comprising:

a cryptocurrency system including a block chain;

a client system coupled to the cryptocurrency system; and

a host system coupled to the cryptocurrency system;

wherein:

the client system publishes a container execution request that includes information associating the client system with a containerized computational task;

the cryptocurrency system incorporates the container execution request into a block chain of a cryptocurrency system; and

the host system receives the container execution request via the block chain, retrieves the containerized computational task, and executes the containerized computational task.

12 . The peer-to-peer network of claim 11 , wherein:

the host system determines to execute the containerized computational task prior to retrieving the containerized computational task; and

the host system retrieves the containerized computational task in response to determining to execute the containerized computational task.

13 . The peer-to-peer network of claim 12 , wherein, in determining to execute the containerized computational task the host system further:

determines that the client system meets a requirement, wherein the requirement is included in the container execution request.

14 . The peer-to-peer network of claim 12 , wherein determining to execute the containerized computational task is based upon an identification of the client system.

15 . The peer-to-peer network of claim 12 , wherein determining to execute the containerized computational task is based on a contract offer included in the container execution request.

16 . The peer-to-peer network of claim 15 , wherein the client system further:

receives an indication that the host system has completed the containerized computational task; and

provides a payment to the host system in response to receiving the indication, wherein the payment is based on the contract offer.

17 . The peer-to-peer network of claim 16 , wherein the payment is made in a cryptocurrency associated with the cryptocurrency system.

18 . The peer-to-peer network of claim 15 , wherein:

the contract offer includes an indication that the contract offer is negotiable; and

the client system further:

receives a counter offer from the host system prior to the host system retrieving the containerized computational task; and

provides an acceptance of the counter offer to the host system, wherein retrieving the containerized computational task by the host system is in response to receiving the acceptance.

19 . The peer-to-peer network of claim 11 , wherein the containerized computational task is included in the container execution request.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for performing a method, the method comprising:

publishing a container execution request on a peer-to-peer network, wherein the container execution request includes information associating a client system with a containerized computational task;

incorporating the container execution request into a block chain of a cryptocurrency system on the peer-to-peer network;

receiving the container execution request via the block chain;

retrieving the containerized computational task; and

executing the containerized computational task.