User-location service for ad hoc, peer-to-peer networks
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1. A method of handling information about the presence of users in an ad hoc, peer-to-peer network, comprising:
- storing, in local repositories of terminals present in said network, mapping lists comprising mappings of user-addresses of said users to network addresses of the terminals present in the network; and
updating said mapping lists in the terminals present in the network with respect to the terminals present in said network at a given instance.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method, a terminal and a system for handling information about the presence of users in an ad hoc, peer-to-peer network. Mapping lists are stored in local repositories of terminals present in the network. The mapping list comprise mappings of user-addresses of the users to network addresses of the terminals present in the network. The mapping lists in the terminals present in the network are updated with respect to the terminals present in said network at a given instance.
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1. A method of handling information about the presence of users in an ad hoc, peer-to-peer network, comprising:
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storing, in local repositories of terminals present in said network, mapping lists comprising mappings of user-addresses of said users to network addresses of the terminals present in the network; and
updating said mapping lists in the terminals present in the network with respect to the terminals present in said network at a given instance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A terminal adapted for handling information about the presence of users in an ad hoc, peer-to-peer network, comprising:
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a local repository for storing a mapping list comprising mappings of user-addresses of said users to network addresses of terminals present in said network; and
a repository manager for updating said mapping list with respect to the terminals present in said network at a given instance. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system adapted for handling information about the presence of users in an ad hoc, peer-to-peer network, comprising:
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a first terminal comprising;
a first local repository for storing a first mapping list comprising mappings of user-addresses of said users to network addresses of terminals present in said network; and
a first repository manager for updating said first mapping list with respect to the terminals present in said network at a given instance; and
a second terminal comprising;
a second local repository for storing a second mapping list comprising mappings of user-addresses of said users to network addresses of the terminals present in said network; and
a second repository manager for updating said second mapping list with respect to the terminals present in said network at a given instance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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