Tokenized Mesh Network Credit Exchange System
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Mesh networks face challenges in managing network utilization and incentivizing users to participate, as they lack efficient resource allocation and motivation mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a multiple token and network credit exchange system, where government currency is exchanged into tokens and then into network credits, allowing users to access and utilize the network while incentivizing participation by re-assigning credits based on resource usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mesh networks allow computing devices to enter or leave freely based on location and resource availability, then network adaptability is improved, but network management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a token-based intermediary system that mediates between free network participation and structured management. Tokens act as a virtual currency that automates resource allocation, credit assignment, and incentive distribution, replacing complex manual management while preserving network adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mesh network implements self-service through automated token distribution and credit reassignment mechanisms. The system automatically manages resource allocation, tracks participant contributions, and redistributes credits without external intervention, reducing management complexity while maintaining adaptability.
2Productivity
If mesh networks lack incentive mechanisms for user participation, then system simplicity is maintained, but network utilization efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where tokens are distributed based on actual network contributions. Participants receive credits proportional to their resource provision (storage, bandwidth, computing power), creating a closed-loop system that incentivizes continued participation and optimizes network utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of user motivation by introducing an economic incentive model. By converting network contributions into tangible token rewards that can be traded or redeemed, the system transforms abstract participation into measurable, incentivized actions, improving utilization efficiency.
3Productivity
If network credits are deducted when users access the network, then resource allocation efficiency is improved, but user access cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a credit recovery mechanism where tokens spent on network access are not lost but redistributed to other participants who provided resources. This creates a circular economy where costs are recovered through systematic reassignment, maintaining allocation efficiency while reducing net user burden.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods described herein are directed to utilizing a multiple network credits to enable computing devices to access and utilize a mesh network. A request is received to access the network. The request is sent to a government currency-to-token exchange to exchange government currency from the user into tokens for the user. The tokens are then exchanged into network credits, which are assigned to the user. A network-access request associated with the user is then received. A portion of the network credits are re-assigned from the user to other users based on the network-access request. The user is then enabled to access to the network for the network-access request in response to the re-assignment of the portion of the network credits.