Multifactorial optimization system and method

A system, adapted to allocate use rights among automated agents, comprising:

• at least one memory, configured to store a use demand function for each of a plurality of automated agents assuming a consumer agent role representing an economic value for obtaining control over use of the rights, a use supply function for each of a plurality of automated agents assuming a supply agent role representing an economic value for relinquishing control over use of the rights, and economic valuation characteristics of at least one automated agent assuming an economic agent role and providing at least one risk-altering service to other automated agents independent of a use or supply of the rights, selected from the group consisting of loaning an economic resource, borrowing an economic resource, insuring a use, guaranteeing a payment, arbitraging a risk, buying use options, selling use options, buying use futures, and selling use futures, wherein at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function is risk responsive;
• at least one processor, configured to automatically generate amounts of a virtual currency having economic value over time on behalf of at least one automated agent, and to compute a market economy optimization based on at least the stored use demand functions, the stored use supply functions, and the stored economic characteristics, representing a consistent set of self interested transactions between the automated agents assuming roles respectively as consumer agents, supply agents and economic agents, wherein the risk-responsive at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function has a value dependent on the risk-altering service;
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• a port, configured to convey at least one signal selectively dependent on the market economy optimization.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for controlling at least one computer processor to perform operations for fairly allocating use rights based on transactions of a virtual currency among agents for at least one of (a) at least one communications channel in a network, and (b) at least one computational resource in a computer system, the operations comprising:

• defining a plurality of consumer agents, each having a use demand function, for obtaining the use rights in consideration of the virtual currency;
• defining a plurality of supply agents, each having a use supply function, for relinquishing use rights in consideration of the virtual currency;
• wherein at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function is risk responsive;
• defining a risk-altering service of at least one economic agent, performed in consideration of the virtual currency, distinct from a use or supply of the rights, selected from the group consisting of loaning an economic resource, borrowing an economic resource, insuring a use, guaranteeing a use, arbitraging a risk, buying use options, selling use options, buying use futures, and selling use futures;
• generating amounts of the virtual currency on behalf of at least one agent over time;
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• outputting information defining a market economy optimization representing a consistent set of self interested transactions between the consumer agents, supply agents and at least one economic agent, wherein the risk-responsive at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function has a value dependent on the risk-altering service.

A fair rights allocation method, comprising:

• defining a respective use demand function for each of a plurality of automated consumer agents, for obtaining the use rights in consideration of the virtual currency;
• defining respective a use supply function for each of a plurality of supply automated agents, for relinquishing use rights in consideration of the virtual currency;
• wherein at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function is risk responsive;
• defining a service valuation function for at least one economic automated agent, for a risk-altering service performed in consideration of the virtual currency, the economic agent providing at least one service distinct from a use or supply of the rights, selected from the group consisting of loaning a resource, borrowing a resource, insuring a use, guaranteeing a payment use, arbitraging a risk, buying use options, selling use options, buying use futures, and selling use futures;
• automatically generating amounts of a virtual currency over time on behalf of at least one automated agent;
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• computing, with an automated processing system, a market economy optimization representing a consistent set of self-interested transactions between the consumer automated agents, supply automated agents and the at least one economic automated agent, in consideration of payments of the virtual currency, for fairly allocating use rights for at least one of (a) at least one communications channel in a network, and (b) at least one computational resource in a computer system, wherein the risk-responsive at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function has a value dependent on the risk-altering service.

A method for fairly allocating use rights among automated agents for at least one of (a) at least one communications channel in a network, and (b) at least one computational resource in a computer system, comprising:

• determining a use demand function for each of a plurality of consumer agents;
• determining a use supply function for each of a plurality of supply agents;
• wherein at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function is risk responsive;
• providing at least one economic agent, said economic agent providing at least one risk-altering service to other agents performed by an automated processing system, selected from the group consisting of loaning an economic resource, borrowing an economic resource, insuring a use, guaranteeing a payment, arbitraging use rights, buying use options, selling use options, buying use futures, and selling use futures;
• wherein a single agent can fulfill one or more role selected from the roles of supply agent, consumer agent, and economic agent, and wherein each respective role may have independent valuation with respect to the use;
• outputting, from an automated processing system, information defining a market economy optimization representing a consistent set of self interested transactions between the consumer agents, supply agents and economic agents, wherein the risk-responsive at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function has a value dependent on the risk-altering service;
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• transacting, in accordance with the market economy optimization, between the agents using a virtual currency, wherein an economic value of the virtual currency varies in dependence on a location of an agent.

A method for fairly allocating use rights among automated agents for at least one of (a) at least one communications channel in a network, and (b) at least one computational resource in a computer system, comprising:

• determining a use demand function for each of a plurality of consumer agents;
• determining a use supply function for each of a plurality of supply agents;
• wherein at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function is risk responsive;
• providing at least one economic agent, said economic agent providing at least one risk- modifying service to other agents performed by an automated processing system, selected from the group consisting of loaning an economic resource, borrowing an economic resource, insuring a use, guaranteeing a payment, arbitraging use rights, buying use options, selling use options, buying use futures, and selling use futures;
• wherein a single agent can fulfill one or more role selected from the roles of supply agent, consumer agent, and economic agent, and wherein each respective role may have independent valuation with respect to the use;
• outputting, from an automated processing system, information defining a market economy optimization representing a consistent set of self interested transactions between the consumer agents, supply agents and economic agents, wherein the risk-responsive at least one of the use demand function and the use supply function has a value dependent on the risk- modifying service;
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• transacting, in accordance with the market economy optimization, between the agents using a virtual currency produced by a respective agent using a generation function, and transferring between respective agents, at least a portion of the generation function.

A method for allocating use rights among automated agents, comprising:

• communicating, through an automated communication network, between at least one automated consumer agent, having a risk-sensitive demand value function representing a risk-dependent valuation for obtaining the rights in consideration of a virtual currency, at least one automated supply agent, having a supply value function representing a valuation for relinquishing rights in consideration of the virtual currency, and at least one automated economic agent, having an economic value function for at least one risk modifying derivative transaction distinct from obtaining or relinquishing of the rights, selected from the group consisting of a loan transaction, an insurance transaction, a guaranty transaction, a risk arbitrage transaction, an option transaction, and a future transaction, representing a valuation for engaging in the risk modifying derivative transaction which does not involve obtaining or relinquishing the right, in consideration of a virtual currency;
• transacting the risk modifying derivative transaction with respect to the right between at least one automated consumer agent and at least one automated economic agent;
• automatically defining with at least one automated processor, based on said communicating, a market economy optimization representing a consistent set of self interested transactions between the automated agents having respective roles as consumer agents and supply agents, comprising at least one transaction in which the at least one consumer agent obtains the right, and the at least one supply agent relinquishes the right;
• communicating, information defining at least a portion of the defined market economy optimization.