SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING GATEWAY BANDWIDTH SHARING AD-HOC NETWORKS
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing a relationship with a gateway that retrieves data from a remote location and divides the data into at least a first portion and a second portion;
establishing an ad hoc network comprising at least one local lender;
receiving the first portion from the gateway via the at least one local lender;
receiving the second portion from the gateway; and
joining the first portion and the second portion to re-create the data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for establishing gateway bandwidth sharing ad hoc networks. In a first aspect, a method includes establishing a relationship with a gateway that retrieves data from a remote location and divides the data into at least a first portion and a second portion. The method further includes establishing an ad hoc network comprising at least one local lender, receiving the first portion from the gateway via the at least one local lender, receiving the second portion from the gateway, and joining the first portion and the second portion to re-create the data.
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30 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing a relationship with a gateway that retrieves data from a remote location and divides the data into at least a first portion and a second portion; establishing an ad hoc network comprising at least one local lender; receiving the first portion from the gateway via the at least one local lender; receiving the second portion from the gateway; and joining the first portion and the second portion to re-create the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving a remote location for data; receiving an identity of at least one lender; downloading the data from the remote location; dividing the data into at least a first portion and a second portion; and transferring the first portion and the second portion separately to a borrower of an ad hoc network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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providing a computer infrastructure operable to; establish a relationship with a gateway device; establish an ad hoc network amongst local devices; and receive a data file from a remote location via the gateway device and the local devices, or transmit a data file to a remote location via the local devices and the gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program embodied in the medium, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computing device causes the computing device to:
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establish a relationship between a borrower and a gateway device; establish an ad hoc network amongst local devices; and receive a data file from a remote location via the gateway device and the local devices, or transmit a data file to a remote location via the local devices and the gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A system comprising a server having a database containing data associated with one or more lenders and a borrower in an ad-hoc network, and at least one of a hardware and software component configured to:
- establish a relationship between the borrower and a gateway device;
establish an ad hoc network amongst the borrower and the one or more lenders; and
one of receive a data file from a remote location via the gateway device and the one or more lenders, and transmit a data file to a remote location via the one or more lenders and the gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
- establish a relationship between the borrower and a gateway device;
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