MULTIFACTORIAL OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20150111591A1
• Filed: 10/28/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Steven Mark Hoffberg
• Original Assignee: Steven Mark Hoffberg
• Inventors: Hoffberg, Steven M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,794,797 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/452.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0635 Risk analysis of enterprise or organisation activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/065 using e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/22 Payment schemes or models
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• 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 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/28 using beam steering
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 using the level of interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method for providing unequal allocation of rights among agents while operating according to fair principles, comprising assigning a hierarchal rank to each agent; providing a synthetic economic value to a first set of agents at the a high level of the hierarchy; allocating portions of the synthetic economic value by the first set of agents to a second set of agents at respectively different hierarchal rank than the first set of agents; and conducting an auction amongst agents using the synthetic economic value as the currency. A method for allocation among agents, comprising assigning a wealth generation function for generating future wealth to each of a plurality of agents, communicating subjective market information between agents, and transferring wealth generated by the secure wealth generation function between agents in consideration of a market transaction. The method may further comprise the step of transferring at least a portion of the wealth generation function between agents.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A wireless mesh network node, comprising:

(a) an antenna system, configured to;

communicate through a communication channel, having a directional pattern with an alterable directional vector having at least a first state and a second state which differ in at least spatial characteristics, and

(b) an automated controller, configured to;

(i) conduct a negotiation with a wireless communication device relating to communications which have a potential interference with respect to the communication channel when the alterable directional vector is in the first state and a potential interference when the alterable directional vector is in the second state, the potential interference when the alterable directional vector is in the first state being greater than the potential interference when the alterable directional vector is in the second state;

(ii) define the alterable directional vector of the antenna system to selectively assume the second state, based on at least the negotiation; and

(iii) control a communication through the communication channel with the alterable directional vector in the second state;

22. The wireless mesh network node according to claim 21, wherein the alterable directional vector is controlled by at least one of an electronically steerable antenna, a mechanically steerable antenna, and a phased array antenna.

23. The wireless mesh network node according to claim 21, wherein the automated controller is further configured to respond to a quality of service parameter for communications over the communication channel.

24. The wireless mesh network node according to claim 21, wherein the automated controller is further configured to determine a communication risk for communication over the communication channel and to selectively control communication over the communication channel in dependence on a relationship of a risk tolerance parameter and the determined communication risk.

25. The wireless mesh network node according to claim 21, further comprising a geolocation information input configured to receive location information for determining a position of the wireless mesh network node, wherein the defined alterable directional vector further selectively assumes the second state based on at least the determined position.

26. The wireless mesh network node according to claim 21, wherein the antenna system is further configured to communicate through a second communication channel, the second communication channel differing from the communication channel based on at least one of a directional communication pattern, and a frequency band of operation.

27. The wireless mesh network node according to claim 26, wherein the second communication channel has a respectively longer effective communication range and lower data communication bandwidth than the communication channel.

28. The wireless mesh network node according to claim 21, wherein the automated controller is further configured to control communications over the communication channel through a wireless mesh network using a multihop mesh network communication protocol.

29. The wireless mesh network node according to claim 28, wherein the automated controller is further configured to:

reliably determines a configuration of a first portion of the wireless mesh network;

estimate a configuration of a second portion of the wireless mesh network; and

control the communication through the communication channel in dependence on the reliably determined configuration of the first portion of the wireless mesh network, the estimated configuration of the second portion of the wireless mesh network, and a risk tolerance parameter for a risk of deviation of the second portion of the wireless mesh network from the estimated configuration of the second portion of the wireless mesh network.

30. A method of communicating through a wireless mesh network, comprising:

(a) providing an antenna supporting communications through a channel associated with a directional antenna pattern with a useful aperture having an alterable directional vector, and

(b) conducting a negotiation with at least one wireless communication device relating to communications which have a first potential interference with respect to the communication channel when the alterable directional vector is in a first state and a second potential interference when the alterable directional vector is in the second state, the potential interference in the first state being greater than the potential interference in the second state;

(c) altering the alterable directional vector of the antenna system to selectively assume the second state, based on at least the negotiation; and

(d) communicating through the communication channel with the alterable directional vector in the second state.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein the communication through the communication is with another node of the wireless mesh network, and communications through the communication channel employ at least one of an electronically steerable antenna, a mechanically steerable antenna, and a phased array antenna.

32. The method according to claim 30, wherein said negotiation is conducted by an automated autonomous control which employs game theoretic decision-making to self-organize the wireless mesh network.

33. The method according to claim 30, wherein at least one of said conducting a negotiation and altering the alterable directional vector is responsive to (i) impairments of the communication channel and (ii) at least one cost function.

34. The method according to claim 30, wherein said conducting a negotiation is controlled by an automated self-interested agent in accordance with synthetic economy isolated from external macroeconomic influences, wherein the negotiation comprises at least one transfer of value in accordance with the synthetic economy.

35. The method according to claim 30, wherein said negotiation comprises an automated auction to resolve competition of at least two wireless mesh network nodes for communications through the communication channel.

36. The method according to claim 30, further comprising controlling communication over the communication channel in dependence on a relationship of a risk tolerance parameter and a risk of communication failure.

37. The method according to claim 30, wherein the communication channel communicates according to a multihop mesh network communication protocol, the protocol routing communications in dependence on at least an estimate a state of the wireless mesh network and a risk tolerance parameter for a risk of deviation of the wireless mesh network from the estimate of the state of the wireless mesh network.

38. The method according to claim 30, further comprising determining a position of the antenna, communicating the determined position to the at least one wireless communication device, receiving information defining respective positions of the at least one wireless communication device, and defining the alterable directional vector further in dependence on at least the determined position of the antenna and the determined position of at least one of the at least one wireless communication devices.

39. A wireless mesh network node, comprising:

an antenna having an alterable directional vector pattern; and

an automated controller, configured to;

receive information representing location and control information from at least one other wireless mesh network node,

conduct a negotiation for allocation of a spatial communication channel with the at least one other wireless mesh network node, wherein the negotiation involves at least an electronic transfer of value and an arbitration for priority of access to the spatial communication channel;

selectively define a state of the alterable directional vector pattern for the communication channel corresponding to the spatial communication channel based on at least the received location, the control information, and the negotiation, and

control a communication through the communication channel with the alterable directional vector in the state which corresponds to the spatial communication channel.

40. The wireless mesh network node according to claim 39, wherein the wireless mesh network node is mobile, and the negotiation is conducted through the antenna over a second communication channel having an omnidirectional pattern, further comprising a geospatial positioning device configured to determine a position of the mobile wireless mesh network node.