Information exchange between non-networked devices through an intermediary device via a piconet
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing an instantaneous network between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, each mobile device having ad hoc networking capability;
sending first information from the first mobile device to the second mobile device automatically, the first information including at least information received by the first mobile device from one or more first devices other than the first mobile device and the second mobile device during instantaneous networks previously established between the first mobile device and the one or more first devices; and
, storing the first information at the second mobile device.
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Abstract
Information exchange among non-networked devices is disclosed. The information exchange occurs through instantaneous networks, like piconets, established between the non-networked devices and an intermediary device. For example, the intermediary device receives information from a first device during a piconet including it and the first device. This piconet dissipates, and another piconet is established between the intermediary device and a second device. During this piconet, the intermediary provides the information it received from the first device to the second device. The second device has received information from the first device, even though these devices have not networked themselves in an ad hoc network like a piconet or a scatternet.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing an instantaneous network between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, each mobile device having ad hoc networking capability;
sending first information from the first mobile device to the second mobile device automatically, the first information including at least information received by the first mobile device from one or more first devices other than the first mobile device and the second mobile device during instantaneous networks previously established between the first mobile device and the one or more first devices; and
,storing the first information at the second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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16. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor of a first device having ad hoc networking capability to perform a method comprising:
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establishing an instantaneous network with a second device having ad hoc networking capability;
exchanging configuration information with the second device, each of the first device and the second device having a current configuration selected from at least a send-only configuration and a send-and-receive configuration;
in response to determining that the current configuration of the second device is the send-and-receive configuration, sending first information to the second device, the first information including at least information received by the first device from one or more third devices other than the first device and the second device during instantaneous networks previously established between the first device and the one or more third devices; and
, in response to determining that the current configuration of the first device is the send-and-receive configuration, receiving second information from the second device;
storing the second information in a structure.
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28. A device comprising:
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a communications component enabling ad hoc networking capability;
a memory storing a computer program to establish an instantaneous network with a second device using the ad hoc networking capability, to send first information from a structure stored in the memory where the second device has a receiving configuration, and to receive second information from the second device and store the second information in the structure where the device has a receiving configuration; and
,a processor executing the computer program from the memory, the first information including at least information received by the device from one or more third devices other than the device and the second device during instantaneous networks previously established between the device and the one or more third devices.
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33. A method for communicating information from a first device to a second mobile device via an intermediary mobile device, each of the first device, the second mobile device and the intermediary mobile device having ad hoc networking capability, the method comprising:
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providing a first ad hoc network including at least the first device and the intermediary mobile device;
transmitting information from the first device to the intermediary mobile device through the first ad hoc network through which the information is provided from the first device to the intermediary mobile device;
storing the information in the intermediary mobile device;
establishing a second ad hoc network including at least the intermediary mobile device and the second mobile device; and
,automatically sending the information from the intermediary mobile device to the second mobile device.
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