Patent ID: 7873558

Claim:
A method, comprising: assigning, using one or more processors, a right to pledge a portion of one or more assets, wherein the assignment is made to at least one vehicle by one or more asset owners, and wherein each asset owner has the option to have the right to pledge a portion of an asset transferred from a first transaction to a second transaction or from a first vehicle to a second vehicle; receiving, using the one or more processors, one or more rights to pledge a portion of one or more assets, wherein each right to pledge is received by the at least one vehicle from the one or more asset owners, wherein each asset owner can grant at least one right to pledge corresponding to at least one asset, and wherein each right to pledge has one or more associated terms; pledging, using the one or more processors, a portion of one or more assets to one or more transactions, wherein each transaction can have multiple outcomes; determining, using the one or more processors, an amount of participation for each asset owner for each transaction, wherein each amount of participation is determined according to either a value of the portion of one or more assets associated with a right to pledge, or a predefined amount of one or more assets associated with a right to pledge; determining, using the one or more processors, a class for each asset owner for each transaction, wherein each determined class includes one or more associated predefined benefits or one or more associated predefined detriments; and realizing, using the one or more processors, one or more outcomes for the one or more transactions, wherein an outcome produces a predefined benefit or a predefined detriment for the one or more asset owners according to the amount of participation or the determined class.