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

Claim 10:
11. One or more instances of non-transitory computer-readable media collectively having contents configured to cause a computing system to perform a method in a network, the network having at least a first, second, and third participant, the method comprising:
receiving a first message from the second participant in the network indicating that the second participant has assigned itself a routing participant status for the network based on a self-determined initial routing score;
monitoring behavior of the second participant in the network;
identifying behavior of the second participant that is inconsistent with the routing participant status; and
in response to the identifying, sending a second message to participants of the network including the third participant specifying a subsequent routing score for the second participant that is less than the second participant's self-determined initial routing score; and
removing the routing participant status of the second participant in response to reduction of the routing score of the second participant to the specified subsequent routing score.