SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING PEER-TO-PEER BANDWIDTH SHARING AD HOC NETWORKS
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining a first location and a second location of data;
instructing a first device to download a first portion of the data from the first location;
instructing a second device to download a second portion of the data from the second location; and
receiving the first portion of the data from the first device and the second portion of the data from the second device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for establishing peer-to-peer bandwidth sharing ad hoc networks. A method includes: determining a first location and a second location of data; instructing a first device to download a first portion of the data from the first location; instructing a second device to download a second portion of the data from the second location; and receiving the first portion of the data from the first device and the second portion of the data from the second device.
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33 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a first location and a second location of data; instructing a first device to download a first portion of the data from the first location; instructing a second device to download a second portion of the data from the second location; and receiving the first portion of the data from the first device and the second portion of the data from the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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determining a first target location and a second target location; locating potential lenders; querying potential lenders for availability of sharing bandwidth; transmitting a first portion of data and instruction to upload the first portion of data to the first target location to a first lender; and transmitting a second portion of data and instruction to upload the second portion of data to the second target location to a second lender. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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determining actual or target remote locations of data; establishing an ad hoc network through direct wireless connections to local devices; and receiving data from the actual remote locations or transmitting data to the target remote locations via the devices. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer program product includes at least one component to:
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determine actual or target remote locations of data; establish an ad hoc network amongst local devices; and receive data from the actual remote locations or transmit data to the target remote locations via the devices.
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28. A system, comprising:
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a computer infrastructure operable to; determine actual or target remote locations of data; establish an ad hoc network amongst local devices; and receive data from the actual remote locations or transmit data to the target remote locations via the devices. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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