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Systems and methods for building and funding communication networks

US11172374B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 22, 2019
Grant dateNov 9, 2021
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 22, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/18
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a next generation communication system comprising a set of network nodes that are interconnected into a wireless mesh network, where a subset of the network nodes in the set are further coupled to a blockchain network that is configured to provide blockchain-based services, such as blockchain-based distributed data storage or a service for blockchain-based digital cryptocurrency mining.

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