GAME THEORETIC PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20100235285A1
• Filed: 09/15/2009
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Steven Mark Hoffberg
• Original Assignee: Steven Mark Hoffberg
• Inventors: Hoffberg, Steven M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,311,670 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/75
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0652 e-cash with decreasing value according to a parameter, e.g. time
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/308 using the Internet of Things
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/401 Transaction verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A method for allocation among agents, comprising providing to at least two each having a respective wealth generation function adapted to generate a virtual currency; conducting an auction, having an auction outcome with respect to an auction transaction, in which each respective agent bids an amount of the generated virtual currency; and transferring an amount of the generated virtual currency in accordance with the auction outcome, in consideration of an auction transaction.

Claims

1. A method for allocation among agents using an automated communication network, comprising:

assigning a wealth generation function for generating future wealth to each of a plurality of agents;

communicating subjective market information between agents through the automated communication network; and

transferring a representation of wealth generated by the wealth generation function between agents through the automated communication network in consideration of a market transaction.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the market information is employed to conduct an auction by an automated processor.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the market transaction comprises an allocation of a communications resource of the automated communication network.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of transferring at least a portion of the wealth generation function between agents.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the wealth generation function produces a currency having a value which changes over time.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the transfer of the wealth generation function is in consideration of a valuable right transferred between agents.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the market information is employed to conduct an auction by an automated processor, the market transaction comprises an allocation of a communications resource of the automated communication network, and the wealth generation function produces a currency having a value which changes over time.

20. The method according to claim 1, wherein the auction operates according to a Vickrey-Clark-Groves combinatorial auction framework.

8. An agent apparatus, comprising:

an interface to a communication network;

a memory adapted to store parameters of an assigned wealth generation function for generating future wealth received from the communication network;

a memory adapted to store subjective market information communicated between agents through the communication network; and

an automated processor adapted to control a transfer a representation of wealth generated by the wealth generation function through the communication network in consideration of a market transaction.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the communication network comprises an ad hoc communications network.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the representation of wealth generated by the wealth generation function is cryptographically authenticated.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8, adapted to communicate through the communication network with a second agent apparatus, comprising:

a second interface to the communication network;

a memory adapted to store parameters of a second assigned wealth generation function for generating future wealth received from the communication network;

a memory adapted to store subjective market information communicated between agents through the communication network; and

a second automated processor adapted to control a transfer a second representation of wealth generated by the wealth generation function through the communication network in consideration of the market transaction.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the market transaction comprises a control over at least one communication resource portion of the communication network.

13. A method for allocation among agents, comprising:

providing to at least two each having a respective wealth generation function adapted to generate a virtual currency;

conducting an auction, having an auction outcome with respect to an auction transaction, in which each respective agent bids an amount of the generated virtual currency; and

transferring an amount of the generated virtual currency in accordance with the auction outcome, in consideration of an auction transaction.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the auction is controlled by an automated processor.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the currency generated by the wealth generation function is cryptographically authenticated.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the auction transaction comprises an allocation of a communications resource of a communication network.

17. The method according to claim 13, wherein an amount of generated virtual currency is transferred between respective agents.

18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the virtual currency generated by the wealth generation function has a value which varies with respect to at least one parameter.

19. The method according to claim 13, wherein the auction transaction allocates at least one communication opportunity within a multihop ad hoc communication network.

21. A computer readable medium storing therein instructions for controlling an automated processor to perform the method according to claim 13.