Patent ID: 11871329
Assignee: QUIXOTIC HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A first participant in a mesh network, comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory having contents that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the participant to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving a first message from a second participant in the mesh network indicating that the second participant has appointed itself a distinguished role in the mesh network based on a self-determined initial role score;
monitoring behavior of the second participant in the mesh network;
identifying behavior of the second participant that is inconsistent with operating in the distinguished role; and
in response to the identifying, sending a second message to participants of the mesh network including a third participant indicating that the second participant is no longer operating in the distinguished role that specifies a subsequent role score for the second participant that is less than the second participant's self-determined initial role score.