COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A communications system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes and a plurality of user devices, a group of nodes comprising a cluster, and each node comprising;
means for providing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device and optionally a further node device,a local memory storage means within a cluster of nodes for storing information for presentation to users, anda processing means associated with a node for receiving a request for said information via said first communications subsystem and in response, initiate communication of said requested information to a user device via said bi-directional communications means,wherein processing means at said nodes of a cluster cooperatively interact via said bi-directional communication means at each node to access information requested by a user held in the local memory storage means at a node within a cluster, to establish communication of said information to a requesting user device.
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Abstract
A distributed communications network comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of user devices, wherein each node comprises: a communications device for establishing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device, a communications device for establishing bi-directional communication with at least one other node; and a data processor in association with a local memory for storing information for presentation to users, and wherein at least one of the nodes further includes a communications device connected to a further communications network, and wherein nodes are grouped into clusters that cooperate with one another such that if a user requests information which is held in the local memory of a node within a cluster then the nodes cooperate to supply that information to the user and if a connection between a user and the further communications network is required, the nodes cooperate to establish it.
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36 Claims
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1. A communications system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes and a plurality of user devices, a group of nodes comprising a cluster, and each node comprising;
means for providing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device and optionally a further node device, a local memory storage means within a cluster of nodes for storing information for presentation to users, and a processing means associated with a node for receiving a request for said information via said first communications subsystem and in response, initiate communication of said requested information to a user device via said bi-directional communications means, wherein processing means at said nodes of a cluster cooperatively interact via said bi-directional communication means at each node to access information requested by a user held in the local memory storage means at a node within a cluster, to establish communication of said information to a requesting user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21)
- a plurality of nodes and a plurality of user devices, a group of nodes comprising a cluster, and each node comprising;
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18. A surveillance system comprising a plurality of nodes having sensors for surveying the environment, the nodes further comprising wireless communication devices for establishing communication between the nodes, and the nodes arranged into groups with one node within the group having connection to a further telecommunications network such that a node can send data via the telecommunications network.
- 19. A media delivery system comprising a plurality of nodes having memory for storing media content, and the nodes can deliver the media content in a copy protected format wirelessly to suitably enabled user devices.
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20. A distributed communications network comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of user devices, wherein each node comprises:
- a communications device for establishing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device;
a communications device for establishing bi-directional communication with at least one other node; and
a data processor in association with a local memory for storing information for presentation to users, and wherein the information is held in the local memory in a searchable form.
- a communications device for establishing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device;
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22. A distributed communications network comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of user devices, wherein each node comprises:
- a communications device for establishing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device;
a communications device for establishing bi-directional communication with at least one other node; and
a data processor in association with a local memory for storing information for presentation to users, wherein the information includes data enabling a map to be presented on a user device in three-dimensional form.
- a communications device for establishing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device;
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23. A distributed communications network comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of user devices, wherein each node comprises:
- a communications device for establishing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device;
a communications device for establishing bi-directional communication with at least one other node; and
a data processor in association with a local memory for storing information for presentation to users, wherein the information includes time data, and wherein the data processor is programmed to deliver information to a user which varies in accordance with the time data. - View Dependent Claims (24)
- a communications device for establishing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device;
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26. A method for providing content hosting service comprising:
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enabling a data providing entity to temporarily store data content to a memory storage means associated with a node of a communications network comprising a plurality of nodes, each node comprising; i. first means for providing bi-directional wireless communication with at least one user device, and, ii. second means for providing bi-directional communication with at least one other node in said cluster; charging said data providing entity for hosting data at said nodes; providing a registry maintained at a host server associated with a cluster, said registry including a description of data content offered by the data providing entity in a manner to facilitate a search process initiated by a user; a user subscribing to a service offered to select, and pay for, a given service level, wherein in response to receipt of a user request for accessing said registry via a user device verifying a user subscription to said offered service and authorizing a valid transaction for pulling selected data content according to that user'"'"'s subscribed service level, whereby, processing means at said nodes of a cluster cooperatively interact via respective second means for providing bi-directional communication at each node to access information requested by a user held in the local memory storage means at said node, to establish communication of said data content to a requesting user device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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