Dynamically determining a community of entities in a communication system
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically determining a community of entities in a communications system having a plurality of entities, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining the location of at least a portion of said plurality of entities within a first coverage area;
computing an entity density function for a plurality of density calculation zones within said first coverage area as a function of the determined location of said entities;
detecting that a predetermined proximity density threshold has been exceeded in at least one said density calculation zone;
generating a list of entities that are in proximity to the density calculation zone within which the proximity density threshold was exceeded; and
determining whether at least one community can be defined comprising at least two entities from said list.
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Abstract
A method for dynamically determining a community of entities in a communications system having a plurality of entities is described. The method includes the steps of: determining (210) the location of at least a portion of the plurality of entities within a first coverage area; computing (220) an entity density function for a plurality of density calculation zones within the first coverage area as a function of the determined location of the entities; detecting (230) that a predetermined proximity density threshold has been exceeded in at least one of the density calculation zones; generating a list (240) of entities that are in proximity to the density calculation zone within which the proximity density threshold was exceeded; and determining (230) whether at least one community can be defined that includes at least two entities from the list.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically determining a community of entities in a communications system having a plurality of entities, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining the location of at least a portion of said plurality of entities within a first coverage area;
computing an entity density function for a plurality of density calculation zones within said first coverage area as a function of the determined location of said entities;
detecting that a predetermined proximity density threshold has been exceeded in at least one said density calculation zone;
generating a list of entities that are in proximity to the density calculation zone within which the proximity density threshold was exceeded; and
determining whether at least one community can be defined comprising at least two entities from said list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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