Method and apparatus for wirelessly sharing a file using an application-level connection
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1. A method for wirelessly sharing a file comprising:
- recognizing a neighbor node;
establishing a first application-level connection with the recognized neighbor node;
determining a file to be shared with the neighbor node; and
conveying to the neighbor node a portion of the determined file while the first application-level connection is viable.
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Abstract
Ad hoc application-level connections are established between wireless devices. Autonomous selection of files on a provider device facilitates migration of a file from the file provider to a file receiver. Once a file provider and a file receiver are communicatively coupled using an application-level connection, a portion of a determined file is conveyed from the provider node to a receiver node while a connection remains viable.
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1. A method for wirelessly sharing a file comprising:
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recognizing a neighbor node;
establishing a first application-level connection with the recognized neighbor node;
determining a file to be shared with the neighbor node; and
conveying to the neighbor node a portion of the determined file while the first application-level connection is viable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless file provider device comprising:
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processor capable of executing an instruction sequence;
wireless interface capable of interacting with a wireless network; and
memory capable of storing a file cache and one or more instruction sequences including;
peer-to-peer module that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to;
recognize a first neighbor node; and
establish a first application-level connection with the recognized neighbor node using the wireless interface;
file determination module that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to determine a file to be shared with the recognized neighbor node; and
conveyance module that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to convey from the file cache to the first connection established with the first recognized neighbor node a portion of a determined file while the established connection remains viable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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