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Scalable Secure Wireless Interaction enabling Methods, System and Framework

  • US 20120084364A1
  • Filed: 10/05/2010
  • Published: 04/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. There is provided a secure spontaneous collaboration system comprising:

  • i) two or more existing handheld mobile communication and computing devices (handheld device for short) having the necessary software/hardware capabilities—

    each handheld device installing and running a purpose-built client software module (client module for short);

    ii) an application and services suite that contains applications/services that enable spontaneous collaboration among users of the said handheld devices—

    each handheld device installing and running the said application and services suite;

    iii) a centralised server maintaining one or more centralised database, and a server application running continuously, wherein one functionality of the said databases is to maintain details of standard said applications/services that enable spontaneous collaboration among users of the said handheld devices via the communication interface of first type and user-specific profile information pertaining to various applications/services and user groups/forums a user is interested in; and

    ,iv) a communication network which allows the said handheld device to maintain necessary communication with the said server via a communication interface of second type;

    wherein the said client module employs an operating mode selection procedure to choose the appropriate operating mode out of three different modes enabling any spontaneous collaboration among two or more of the said handheld devices via the said communication interface of first type and the three different operating modes including;

    a) Fully distributed approach as in a pure MANET that allows little interactions with any existing infra-structure in priory or during any spontaneous collaboration;

    b) Semi-distributed approach that allows communication with any existing infra-structure (i.e., the said centralised server and associated databases) mainly prior to any spontaneous collaboration; and

    ,c) Centralised approach that allows intermittent communication with any existing infra-structure (i.e., any centralised server and associated databases) mainly during any spontaneous collaboration. 15

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