System and method for “always on” offline transaction collection
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing an “always on” offline transaction collection. When networks go down, mobile devices can be used to generate a mesh network, where each device has a list of scheduled, future events which are planned to occur. When the events are performed, the mesh network verifies and/or records the event, so that duplication of the event does not take place. In this manner planned transactions can continue despite a network connection being down.
1. A method comprising:
determining, at a mobile device, that communication bandwidth between the mobile device and a server is below a bandwidth threshold, to yield a network lost determination;
while the communication bandwidth is below the bandwidth threshold:
generating, in response to the network lost determination, a mesh network between the mobile device and other mobile devices; and
recording, using the mobile device, a performance of an event while the communication bandwidth is below the bandwidth threshold; and
upon the communication bandwidth being restored to at least the bandwidth threshold:
transmitting the performance of the event from the mobile device to the server.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying the performance of the event against a list of scheduled events.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the verifying of the performance of the event requires approval by a threshold number of the mobile devices in the mesh network.
4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
generating an updated list of scheduled events based on the verifying of the performance of the event; and
transmitting a first portion of the updated list of scheduled events to at least one other mobile device in the other mobile devices, and not transmitting a second portion of the updated list of scheduled events to the at least one other mobile device.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the list of scheduled events is a blockchain ledger.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising initiating a blockchain verification using the blockchain ledger, wherein the blockchain verification is performed by multiple mobile devices in the other mobile devices.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from an other mobile device in the mobile devices of the mesh network, a notification that the other mobile device performed an action associated with another event; and
verifying the notification on the mobile device.
8. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
determining, at a mobile device, that communication bandwidth between the mobile device and a server is below a bandwidth threshold, to yield a network lost determination;
while the communication bandwidth is below the bandwidth threshold:
generating, in response to the network lost determination, a mesh network between the mobile device and other mobile devices; and
recording, using the mobile device, a performance of an event while the communication bandwidth is below the bandwidth threshold; and
upon the communication bandwidth being restored to at least the bandwidth threshold:
transmitting the performance of the event from the mobile device to the server.
9. The system of claim 8 , the computer-readable storage medium having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising verifying the performance of the event against a list of scheduled events.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the verifying of the performance of the event requires approval by a threshold number of the mobile devices in the mesh network.
11. The system of claim 9 , the computer-readable storage medium having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
generating an updated list of scheduled events based on the verifying of the performance of the event; and
transmitting a first portion of the updated list of scheduled events to at least one other mobile device in the other mobile devices, and not transmitting a second portion of the updated list of scheduled events to the at least one other mobile device.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the list of scheduled events is a blockchain ledger.
13. The system of claim 12 , the computer-readable storage medium having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising initiating a blockchain verification using the blockchain ledger, wherein the blockchain verification is performed by multiple mobile devices in the other mobile devices.
14. The system of claim 8 , the computer-readable storage medium having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from an other mobile device in the mobile devices of the mesh network, a notification that the other mobile device performed an action associated with another event; and
verifying the notification on the mobile device.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
determining, at a mobile device, that communication bandwidth between the mobile device and a server is below a bandwidth threshold, to yield a network lost determination;
while the communication bandwidth is below the bandwidth threshold:
generating, in response to the network lost determination, a mesh network between the mobile device and other mobile devices; and
recording, using the mobile device, a performance of an event while the communication bandwidth is below the bandwidth threshold; and
upon the communication bandwidth being restored to at least the bandwidth threshold:
transmitting the performance of the event from the mobile device to the server.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising verifying the performance of the event against a list of scheduled events.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the verifying of the performance of the event requires approval by a threshold number of the mobile devices in the mesh network.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
generating an updated list of scheduled events based on the verifying of the performance of the event; and
transmitting a first portion of the updated list of scheduled events to at least one other mobile device in the other mobile devices, and not transmitting a second portion of the updated list of scheduled events to the at least one other mobile device.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the list of scheduled events is a blockchain ledger.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , having additional instructions stored which, when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising initiating a blockchain verification using the blockchain ledger, wherein the blockchain verification is performed by multiple mobile devices in the other mobile devices.