Wireless ad-hoc network flooding mechanism to intelligently locate required responders
First Claim
1. A method of locating required responders in a wireless ad-hoc network of mobile computing devices, the method comprising:
- wirelessly receiving, at a second mobile computing device via a wireless network interface and directly from a first mobile computing device, a message indicating a requested type of responder needed and a location at which the responder is needed;
comparing, by the second mobile computing device, the requested type of responder needed to a locally stored type of responder associated with a current user of the second mobile computing device;
when, as a result of the comparing, it is determined that the requested type of responder needed matches the locally stored type of responder, responsively;
causing an electronic alert to be provided to the current user indicating the requested type of responder needed and the location at which the responder is needed and providing one of a response mechanism via which the current user may accept or decline responding to the location and an automatic response mechanism via which responding to the location is automatically accepted by the second mobile computing device;
making a forwarding determination of whether or not the message should be forwarded directly to one or more other mobile computing devices via the wireless network interface; and
one of further directly wirelessly transmitting and refraining from further directly wirelessly transmitting the message to the one or more other mobile computing devices via the wireless network interface as a function of the forwarding determination.
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Abstract
A process for locating required responders in a wireless ad-hoc network of mobile computing devices (MCDs) starts with wirelessly receiving, at a second MCD directly from a first MCD, a message indicating a requested type of responder needed and a location at which the responder is needed. The second MCD then compares the requested type of responder needed to a locally stored type of responder associated with a current user. If a match is found, the second MCD alerts the current user provides a response mechanism. The second MCD then makes a forwarding determination of whether or not the message should be forwarded directly to one or more other mobile computing devices. The second MCD one of further directly wirelessly transmits and refrains from further transmitting the message to the one or more other mobile computing devices as a function of the forwarding determination.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of locating required responders in a wireless ad-hoc network of mobile computing devices, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, at a second mobile computing device via a wireless network interface and directly from a first mobile computing device, a message indicating a requested type of responder needed and a location at which the responder is needed; comparing, by the second mobile computing device, the requested type of responder needed to a locally stored type of responder associated with a current user of the second mobile computing device; when, as a result of the comparing, it is determined that the requested type of responder needed matches the locally stored type of responder, responsively; causing an electronic alert to be provided to the current user indicating the requested type of responder needed and the location at which the responder is needed and providing one of a response mechanism via which the current user may accept or decline responding to the location and an automatic response mechanism via which responding to the location is automatically accepted by the second mobile computing device; making a forwarding determination of whether or not the message should be forwarded directly to one or more other mobile computing devices via the wireless network interface; and one of further directly wirelessly transmitting and refraining from further directly wirelessly transmitting the message to the one or more other mobile computing devices via the wireless network interface as a function of the forwarding determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile computing device for locating required responders in a wireless ad-hoc network of mobile computing devices, the device comprising:
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a display displaying a user interface; a computer-readable storage medium; a wireless transceiver; and one or more processors configured to; wirelessly receiving, via the wireless transceiver and directly from a first mobile computing device, a message indicating a requested type of responder needed and a location at which the responder is needed; comparing the requested type of responder needed to a locally stored type of responder, stored in the computer-readable storage medium, associated with a current user of the second mobile computing device; when, as a result of the comparing, it is determined that the requested type of responder needed matches the locally stored type of responder, responsively; causing an electronic alert to be provided to the current user indicating the requested type of responder needed and the location at which the responder is needed and providing one of a response mechanism via which the current user may accept or decline responding to the location and an automatic response mechanism via which responding to the location is automatically accepted by the second mobile computing device; making a forwarding determination of whether or not the message should be forwarded directly to one or more other mobile computing devices via the wireless network interface; and one of, via the transceiver, further directly wirelessly transmitting and refraining from further directly wirelessly transmitting the message to the one or more other mobile computing devices as a function of the forwarding determination.
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