US 12,088,491 B2
Techniques for payment-based network transmissions
Austin Grant Walters, Savoy, IL (US); Jeremy Edward Goodsitt, Champaign, IL (US); and Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad, Champaign, IL (US)
Assigned to Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed by Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/859,324.
Application 17/859,324 is a continuation of application No. 16/934,346, filed on Jul. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,418,425.
Application 16/934,346 is a continuation of application No. 16/730,548, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,757,007, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0026509 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 45/02 (2022.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/63 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 45/02 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/0421 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 67/63 (2022.05); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A peer node of a network, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive a routing query broadcast by an originating peer node to a plurality of peer nodes of the network, the routing query comprising a request by the originating peer node to transmit information over the network to at least one destination peer node and a transmission value indicating an offer amount that the originating peer node offers to pay to route the information to the at least one destination peer node,
transmit a bid to the originating peer node in response to the routing query, the bid comprising a cost for the peer node to encrypt the information and transmit the information to a next peer node in a transmission path to the destination peer node,
receive acceptance of the bid from the originating peer node,
receive the information from one of the plurality of peer nodes in a network packet,
provide a layer of encryption for the network packet, and
transmit the network packet to the next peer node in the transmission path.