PROXY USE WITHIN A MESH NETWORK
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving transmissions from candidate proxy devices, wherein each candidate proxy device is associated with a mesh network;
selecting a proxy device from the candidate proxy devices; and
communicating with a server via the proxy device and the associated mesh network.
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Abstract
A method and system facilitate communications between an unassociated device and a server via a mesh network and a wide area network. The method may include receiving transmissions from candidate proxy devices, wherein each candidate proxy device is associated with a mesh network. The method may include selecting a proxy device from the candidate proxy devices. The method may include communicating with a server via the proxy device and the associated mesh network.
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38 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving transmissions from candidate proxy devices, wherein each candidate proxy device is associated with a mesh network; selecting a proxy device from the candidate proxy devices; and communicating with a server via the proxy device and the associated mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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associating with a mesh network; transmitting a proxy information to an unassociated device; receiving a proxy service request from the unassociated device; and forwarding communications from the unassociated device to a server via the associated mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device, comprising:
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a memory storing a device key; a radio, wherein, in operation, the device is configured to; receive transmissions from candidate proxy devices, wherein each candidate proxy device is associated with a mesh network; select a proxy device from the candidate proxy devices; and communicate with a server via the proxy device and the associated mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver receiving transmissions from candidate proxy devices, wherein each candidate proxy device is associated with a mesh network; a selection logic selecting a proxy device from the candidate proxy devices; and a radio for communicating with a server via the proxy device and the associated mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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association logic for associating with a mesh network; a transmitter for transmitting a proxy information to an unassociated device; a receiver for receiving a proxy service request from the unassociated device; and communications forwarding logic coupled with at least one of the transmitter and receiver for forwarding communications from the unassociated device to a server via the associated mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of communicating with a mesh network via a selected proxy device, comprising:
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associating with a mesh network by the selected proxy device; transmitting a proxy information from the selected proxy device to an unassociated device; receiving transmissions at the unassociated device from candidate proxy devices, including the selected proxy device, wherein each candidate proxy device is associated with a mesh network; selecting the selected proxy device from the candidate proxy devices by the unassociated device; receiving a proxy service request from the unassociated device at the selected proxy device; and communicating with a server via the selected proxy device and the associated mesh network, wherein the selected proxy device forwards communications from the unassociated device to the server via the associated mesh network.
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38. A system for communicating with a mesh network via a selected proxy device, comprising:
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means for associating with a mesh network by the selected proxy device; means for transmitting a proxy information from the selected proxy device to an unassociated device; means for receiving transmissions at the unassociated device from candidate proxy devices, including the selected proxy device, wherein each candidate proxy device is associated with a mesh network; means for selecting the selected proxy device from the candidate proxy devices by the unassociated device; means for receiving a proxy service request from the unassociated device at the selected proxy device; and means for communicating with a server via the selected proxy device and the associated mesh network, wherein the selected proxy device forwards communications from the unassociated device to the server via the associated mesh network.
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