Establishing communications between devices within a mobile ad hoc network based on user attributes
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying devices within a network that are being used by individuals having a predetermined attribute in common, including a first device in-range from a second device and a third device being out-of-range from the second device;
automatically establishing a communication route from the second device to the first device; and
automatically establishing a communication route from the second device to the third device through the first device.
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Abstract
A mobile ad hoc network may be established between a plurality of devices that have common attributes. The attributes may, for example, be working for the same company, belonging to the same organization or attending the same school. Information about common attribute devices may be progressively shared, using a bucket brigade technique of sharing information between in-range devices. Status information about the devices in the network may be similarly shared in a bucket brigade fashion. Thus, the network is dynamic in the sense that at any given time, it may be determined whether any given device in the network is active. Moreover, the links are established between a manageable number of devices defined by having common attributes with one another.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying devices within a network that are being used by individuals having a predetermined attribute in common, including a first device in-range from a second device and a third device being out-of-range from the second device;
automatically establishing a communication route from the second device to the first device; and
automatically establishing a communication route from the second device to the third device through the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article comprising a medium storing instructions that enable a processor-based system to:
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identify devices within a network that are being used by individuals having a predetermined attribute in common, including a first device in-range from a second device and a third device being out-of-range from the second device;
automatically establish a communication route from the second device to the first device; and
automatically establish a communication route from the second device to the third device through the first device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a processor; and
a storage coupled to said processor storing instructions that enable the processor to;
identify devices within a network that are being used by individuals having a predetermined attribute in common, including a first device in-range from a second device and a third device being out-of-range from the second device;
automatically establish a communication route from the second device to the first device; and
automatically establish a communication route from the second device to the third device through the first device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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