Transmission of carry-on objects using a wireless ad-hoc networking environment
First Claim
1. Method of transmitting an information object (46) from a first user device (10) to a destination, characterized by the steps of:
- determining whether said first user device (10) is connected to said permanent communication network means (20) or is disconnected therefrom, in case of connection of said first user device (10) to said permanent communication network means (20), transmitting said information object (46) from said first user device (10) directly over said permanent communication network means (20), and in case of disconnection of said first user device (10) from said permanent communication network means (20), transmitting said information object (46) from said first user device (10) over ad-hoc network means to a second user device (12) of said permanent communication network means (20), said second user device (12) acting as a temporary intermediate carrier (12) of said information object (46), and forwarding said information object (46) from said intermediate carrier (12) over said permanent communication network means (20).
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Abstract
The present invention proposes a carry on service which allows a mobile device (10, 12) adapted for wireless communication over a permanent communication network (20) to carry information objects on behalf of other devices. Carry on information objects are transferred from a carry on user device (10) over a wireless ad-hoc network to a carry on provider device (12). There, they are stored until they can be forwarded to a carry on gateway device (14) of the permanent communication network (20). This device (14) forwards the carry on information objects to an appropriate service. The service provider checks the received information objects and executes the contained service requests.
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53 Claims
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1. Method of transmitting an information object (46) from a first user device (10) to a destination,
characterized by the steps of: -
determining whether said first user device (10) is connected to said permanent communication network means (20) or is disconnected therefrom, in case of connection of said first user device (10) to said permanent communication network means (20), transmitting said information object (46) from said first user device (10) directly over said permanent communication network means (20), and in case of disconnection of said first user device (10) from said permanent communication network means (20), transmitting said information object (46) from said first user device (10) over ad-hoc network means to a second user device (12) of said permanent communication network means (20), said second user device (12) acting as a temporary intermediate carrier (12) of said information object (46), and forwarding said information object (46) from said intermediate carrier (12) over said permanent communication network means (20). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32)
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29. Method of operating a first user device (10) adapted for communication over permanent communication network means (20), said method comprising transmitting from said first user device (10) an information object (46) destined to be forwarded to a destination,
characterized by the steps of: -
determining whether said first user device (10) is connected to said permanent communication network means (20) or is disconnected therefrom, in case of connection of said first user device (10) to said permanent communication network means (20), transmitting said information object (46) from said first user device (10) directly over said permanent communication network means (20), and in case of disconnection of said first user device (10) from said permanent communication network means (20), transmitting said information object (46) from said first user device (10) over wireless ad-hoc network means to a temporary intermediate carrier (12) of said information object (46) to be subsequently forwarded from said intermediate carrier (12) to said destination, said intermediate carrier (12) being a second user device (12) of said permanent communication network means (20). - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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