METHOD AND DEEVICE FOR NETWORK MESSAGING

• US 20090252071A1
• Filed: 04/02/2008
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nurminen, Jukka K., Kelenyi, Imre
• Application Number:
  US12/061,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20090252071A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/311
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1065 Discovery involving distributed pre-established resource-based relationships among peers, e.g. based on distributed hash tables [DHT] pre-configuration of logical or physical connections H04L67/1053
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Methods and devices for responding to network messages based on a status of one or more parameters of a device are disclosed. In one embodiment, these methods allow efficient energy management of a network device by monitoring the power levels associated with the device. In particular, if the battery power level associated with the device drops below a predetermined threshold, the device may decide not to respond to certain types of messages received from the network. Furthermore, if the battery power is within a predetermined range, the device may respond to network messages according to a probability value. The disclosed methods may be implemented in mobile devices that operate on a network with distributed hash tables (DHTs).

Claims

1. A method for responding to network messages, comprising:

receiving one or more network messages at a network device;

receiving information related to a status of one or more parameters of said device; and

responding to said one or more messages in accordance with the type of said messages and said information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said status of one or more parameters comprises energy status of said device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said status of one or more parameters comprises roaming status of said device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said one or more messages correspond to a network utilizing distributed hash tables (DHTs).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said messages comprise at least one of a query and a response message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said information indicates a connectivity to an external power source.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said information indicates a connectivity to a battery.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said information comprises a battery power level associated with said network device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said information is measured periodically.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of said messages comprise a response to a message initiated by said device and said responding comprises processing said response regardless of said information.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of said messages comprise a query initiated by another device and said responding is effected in accordance with said information and a probability value associated with the likelihood of not responding to said messages.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said information indicates a connectivity to an external power supply and said probability value is zero.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said information indicates a battery power level below a predetermined threshold and said probability value is one.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said information indicates a connectivity to a battery and said probability value is greater than zero but less than one.

15. A device, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive one or more network messages at a network device;

one or more measurement devices configured to collect information related to a status of one or more parameters of said device; and

a processor configured to respond to said one or more messages in accordance with the type of said messages and said information.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein said status of one or more parameters comprises energy status of said device.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein said status of one or more parameters comprises roaming status of said device.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein said one or more messages correspond to a network utilizing distributed hash tables (DHTs).

19. The device of claim 15, wherein said messages comprise at least one of a query and a response message.

20. The device of claim 15, wherein said information indicates a connectivity to an external power source.

21. The device of claim 15, wherein said information indicates a connectivity to a battery.

22. The device of claim 15, wherein said information comprises a battery power level associated with said network device.

23. The device of claim 15, wherein said information is measured periodically.

24. The device of claim 15, wherein one or more of said messages comprise a response to a message initiated by said device and said processor is configured to process said response regardless of said information.

25. The device of claim 15, wherein one or more of said messages comprise a query initiated by another device and said processor is configured to respond in accordance with said information and a probability value associated with the likelihood of not responding to said messages.

26. The device of claim 25, wherein said information indicates a connectivity to an external power supply and said probability value is zero.

27. The device of claim 25, wherein said information indicates a battery power level below a predetermined threshold and said probability value is one.

28. The device of claim 25, wherein said information indicates a connectivity to a battery and said probability value is greater than zero but less than one.

29. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory unit communicatively connected to the processor and including;

computer code for receiving one or more network messages at a network device;

computer code for receiving information related to a status of one or more parameters of said device; and

computer code for responding to said one or more messages in accordance with the type of said messages and said information.

30. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, comprising:

a computer code for receiving one or more network messages at a network device;

a computer code for receiving information related to a status of one or more parameters of said device; and

a computer code for responding to said one or more messages in accordance with the type of said messages and said information.