Method and computing device for facilitating and establishing network connectivity

• US 10,285,085 B2
• Filed: 03/02/2015
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wipro Limited
• Original Assignee: Wipro Limited
• Inventors: Naidu, Santhosh Kumar Mohan
• Primary Examiner(s): Pasia, Redentor
• Application Number:
  US14/635,591
• Publication Number:
  US 20160192404A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,527 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for facilitating and establishing network connectivity. The network connectivity is established by a first computing device which is capable of identifying network parameters of available network connections and broadcasting the network parameters. The first computing device receives connection request along with connection request parameters from second computing devices to establish connection with one of the available network connections. The first computing device determines which network connection can server the connection request parameters and then facilitates the available network connection to the second computing device. The second computing device establishes the network connections with the first computing device. The second computing device identifies which are first computing devices with their network parameters can serve the connection request parameters of the second computing device.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating network connectivity, the method comprising:

identifying, by a first mobile device, one or more network parameters of one or more available network connections associated with the first mobile device that is directly connected to internet;

broadcasting, by the first mobile device, the one or more network parameters to one or more second mobile devices, wherein the one or more second computing devices are connected to the first mobile device via a network channel using a short distance communication;

receiving, by the first mobile device via the network channel, a connection request comprising connection request parameters from one of the one or more second mobile devices and details related to applications running on the one of the one or more second mobile devices for using the one or more available network connections;

determining, by the first mobile device, one of the one or more available network connections capable of serving the connection request parameters and the applications running on the one of the one or more second mobile devices, and wherein each of the one or more available network connections operate on a different communication technology; and

facilitating, by the first mobile device, the one of the one or more available network connections to the one of the one or more second mobile devices for establishing a new network connectivity via the first mobile device to the one of the one or more second mobile devices.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more second mobile devices evaluates the one or more network parameters for transmitting the connection request to the first mobile device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising providing by the first mobile device, one or more updated network parameters of the one or more available network connections to the one or more second mobile devices subsequent to facilitating or observing changes in the one of the one or more network connections.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising transmitting by the first mobile device, the connection request to one or more second mobile devices to facilitate network connectivity to the one of the one or more second mobile devices upon identifying the failure in facilitating the one of the one or more available network connections of the one or more second mobile devices.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more network parameters are selected from at least one of transmit power of the network connection, Quality of Service (QoS) of the network connection, bandwidth details of the network connection, traffic usage of the network connection, time latency as measured by number of packet hops, cost for per byte of data of the network connection and operational mode of the network connection.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connection request parameters comprises at least one of speed, bandwidth, strength, latency, throughput, jitter, duration/longevity of connection and capacity required by the one of the one or more second mobile device for network connectivity.

7. A first mobile device for facilitating network connectivity, comprising:

a processor;

a memory, wherein the memory coupled to the processor which are configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising;

identify one or more network parameters of one or more available network connections associated with the first mobile device that is directly connected to internet;

broadcast the one or more network parameters to one or more second mobile devices, wherein the one or more second computing devices are connected to the first mobile device via a network channel using a short distance communication;

receive a connection request comprising connection request parameters from one of the one or more second mobile devices and details related to applications running on the one of the one or more second mobile devices for using the one or more available network connections;

determine one of the one or more available network connections capable of serving the connection request parameters and the applications running on the one of the one or more second mobile devices, and wherein each of the one or more available network connections operate on a different communication technology; and

facilitate the one of the one or more available network connections to the one of the one or more second mobile devices for establishing a new network connectivity via the first mobile device to the one of one or more second mobile devices.

8. The first mobile device as claimed in claim 7 receives the connection request from the one of the one or more second mobile devices upon evaluation of the one or more network parameters by the one of the one or more second mobile devices.

9. The first mobile device as claimed in claim 7 is further configured to provide one or more updated network parameters of the one or more available network connections to the one or more second mobile devices subsequent to facilitating the one of the one or more network connections.

10. The first mobile device as claimed in claim 7 is further configured to transmit the connection request to one or more second mobile devices to facilitate network connectivity to the one of the one or more second mobile devices upon identifying a failure in facilitating the one of the one or more available network connections.

11. The first mobile device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the one or more network parameters are selected from at least one of transmit power of the network connection, Quality of Service (QoS) of the network connection, bandwidth details of the network connection, traffic usage of the network connection, latency as measured by number of packet hops, cost for per byte of data of the network connection and operational mode of the network connection.

12. The first mobile device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the connection request parameters comprises at least one of speed, bandwidth, strength, latency, throughput, jitter, duration/longevity of connection and capacity required by the second mobile device for network connectivity.

13. A method for establishing network connectivity comprising:

identifying, by a second mobile device, one or more first mobile devices directly connected to the internet upon a failure in a current network connectivity from the second computing device to the internet, wherein the second computing device is connected to the one or more first mobile devices via a network channel using a short distance communication;

receiving, by the second mobile device, one or more network parameters of one or more available network connections from the one or more first mobile devices via the network channel;

determining, by the second mobile device, one of the one or more first devices capable of serving the network connectivity and an application running on the second mobile device based on the one or more network parameters; and

transmitting, by the second mobile device, a connection request comprising connection request parameters and details related to the application to the one of the one or more first mobile devices for establishing a new network connectivity to the second mobile device via the one of the one or more first mobile device by using one of the one or more available network connections capable of serving the connection request parameters and the application, wherein each of the one or more available network connections operate on a different communication technology.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13 further comprising receiving by the second mobile device, one or more updated network parameters of the one or more available network connections subsequent to establishing the one of the one or more network connections.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the one or more network parameters are selected from at least one of transmit power of the network connection, Quality of Service (QoS) of the network connection, latency as measured by number of packet hops, bandwidth details of the network connection, traffic usage of the network connection, cost for per byte of data of the network connection and operational mode of the network connection.

16. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the connection request parameters comprises at least one of speed, bandwidth, strength, latency, throughput, jitter, duration or longevity of connection and capacity required by the one or more end mobile devices for network connectivity.

17. A second mobile device for establishing network connectivity, comprising:

a processor;

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor-executable instructions, which, on execution, cause the processor to;

identify one or more first mobile devices directly connected to the internet upon a failure in a current network connectivity from the second computing device to the internet, wherein the second computing device is connected to the one or more first mobile devices via a network channel using a short distance communication;

receive one or more network parameters of one or more available network connections from the one or more first mobile devices via the network channel;

determine one of the one or more first mobile devices capable of serving the network connectivity and an application running on the second mobile device based on the one or more network parameters; and

transmit a connection request comprising connection request parameters and details related to the application to the one of the one or more first mobile devices for establishing a new network connectivity to the second mobile device via the one of the one or more first mobile device by using one of the one or more available network connections capable of serving the connection request parameters and the application, wherein each of the one or more available network connections operate on a different communication technology.

18. The second mobile device as claimed in claim 17 is further configured to receive one or more updated network parameters of the one or more available network connections subsequent to using the one of the one or more network connections.

19. The second mobile device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the one or more network parameters are selected from at least one of transmit power of the network connection, Quality of Service (QoS) of the network connection, bandwidth details of the network connection, traffic usage of the network connection, latency as measured by number of packet hops, cost for per byte of data of the network connection and operational mode of the network connection.

20. The second mobile device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the connection request parameters comprises at least one of speed, bandwidth, strength, latency, throughput, jitter, duration or longevity of connection and capacity required by the one or more end mobile devices for network connectivity.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for establishing network connectivity comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

identifying one or more network parameters of one or more available network connections associated with a first mobile device directly connected to the internet;

broadcasting the one or more network parameters to one or more second mobile devices, wherein the one or more second computing devices are connected to the one or more first mobile devices via a network channel using a short distance communication;

receiving a connection request comprising connection request parameters from one of the one or more second mobile devices and details related to applications running on the one of the one or more second mobile devices for using the one or more available network connections;

determining one of the one or more available network connections capable of serving the connection request parameters and the applications and wherein each of the one or more available network connections operate on a different communication technology; and

facilitating the one of the one or more available network connections to the one of the one or more second mobile devices based on the determination for establishing a new network connectivity via the first mobile device to the one of the one or more second mobile devices.

22. The medium as claimed in claim 21, further comprising providing one or more updated network parameters of the one or more available network connections to the one or more second mobile devices subsequent to facilitating or observing changes in the one of the one or more network connections.

23. The medium as claimed in claim 21, further comprising transmitting the connection request to one or more second mobile devices to facilitate network connectivity to the one of the one or more second mobile devices upon identifying a failure in facilitating the one of the one or more available network connections.

24. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for establishing network connectivity comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

identifying one or more first mobile devices connected to the internet upon a failure in a current network connectivity from a second computing device to the internet, wherein the second computing device is connected to the one or more first mobile devices via a network channel using a short distance communication;

receiving one or more network parameters of one or more available network connections broadcasted from the one or more first mobile devices via the network channel;

determining one of the one or more first mobile devices capable of serving the network connectivity based on the one or more network parameters and an application running on the second mobile device; and

transmitting a connection request comprising connection request parameters and details related to the application to the one of the one or more first mobile devices for establishing a new network connectivity to the second mobile device via the one of the one or more first mobile device by using one of the one or more available network connections capable of serving the connection request parameters and the application, wherein each of the one or more available network connections operate on a different communication technology.

25. The medium as claimed in claim 24, further comprising receiving one or more updated network parameters of the one or more available network connections subsequent to establishing the one of the one or more network connections.