US Patent 11470092 Expendable network access

A computer implemented method of a first network access point to provide network access for a mobile device, the mobile device associated with a second network access point by a digitally signed record in a blockchain wherein the blockchain is accessible via a network and includes a plurality of records validated by miner computing components, wherein the mobile device has associated a quantity of cryptocurrency by a digitally signed record in the blockchain, the method including receiving a request from the mobile device to access the network; generating a first new record for storage in the blockchain to transfer a predetermined quantity of cryptocurrency associated with the requester to be associated with the first access point, the first new record being validated by the miner components; responsive to the validation of the first new record, notifying the second access point of the request of the mobile device to access the network; responsive to a validation of a second new record in the blockchain, the second new record associating the mobile device with the first access point, providing the mobile device with access to the network.