Patent ID: 11929907
Assignee: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 18:
19. A computer-readable storage medium, excluding transitory signals and carrying instructions, which, when executed by at least one data processor of a system of a service provider, cause the system to:
broadcast unsolicited messages indicating a service type and a performance characteristic of a network available to support a communication link between two wireless devices,
wherein the service type includes a communication transport, routing, processing, priority, or security, and
wherein the performance characteristic includes a communications quality, speed, cost per unit time, or cost per unit byte;

negotiate on-the-fly with a wireless device,
wherein the negotiating includes receiving a request from the wireless device of the two wireless devices to support a segment of a routing path for the communication link,
wherein the segment includes the network supported by the service provider,
wherein other segments of the routing path are included in other networks supported by other service providers, and
wherein the request includes anonymized information and authorizes payment to the service provider to support the routing path;

obtain payment to support the routing path and authenticate the request based on the anonymized information; and
in response to the payment and authentication of the request, provision the segment to support the routing path of the communication link.