Valuation of and marketplace for inter-network links between balloon network and terrestrial network
US8971274B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments relate to a marketplace for inter-network links between a balloon network and a terrestrial data network. An example method may involve a computer-based purchasing agent: (i) determining a demand for inter-network bandwidth between a balloon network and a terrestrial data network, (ii) determining one or more offers to provide an inter-network link, wherein the inter-network link provides inter-network bandwidth between the balloon network and the terrestrial data network, and wherein each offer is associated with a corresponding client device, (iii) based at least in part on a comparison of: (a) the demand for inter-network bandwidth and (b) the one or more offers to provide an inter-network link, selecting one or more of the offers to provide an inter-network link, and (iv) initiating a process to establish an inter-network link at each client device that corresponds to one of the one or more selected offers.
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