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Abstract
A device for transmitting a message for reception by another device, comprising: a processor for adding location information to the message, before transmission, wherein the location information identifies an area within which the message is to be hosted for reception by the other device; and a transmitter for transmitting the message, with the location information.
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Citations
55 Claims
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1-37. -37. (canceled)
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38. A device, comprising:
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a transmitter for broadcasting a request within the ad-hoc network; a receiver for receiving replies comprising portions of a message hosted as separate portions by a plurality of devices that are participating in an ad-hoc network and are located within an area identified by the message; and a processor for reproducing the message from the received portions. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 51, 52, 54, 55)
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44. An ad-hoc network of participating devices operable to locate the portions of a message within an area defined by each of the message portions, wherein the message portions are in distributed storage amongst participating devices within the area and each participating device is arranged so that when it moves from inside to outside the area the message portion(s), defining the area, stored by that device are transferred to another device within the area.
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45. A method comprising:
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transmitting a request in an ad-hoc network; receiving replies to the request comprising portions of a message hosted as separate portions by a plurality of devices that are participating in an ad-hoc network and are located within an area identified by the message; and reproducing the message from the received portions. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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53. A method as claimed in 45, comprising:
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adding location information to a further message, before transmission, identifying an area within which the further message is to be hosted; and transmitting the further message, with the location information.
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Specification