APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY UPDATING AND COMMUNICATING WITHIN FLEXIBLE NETWORKS

• US 20130121326A1
• Filed: 10/15/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: F4W Incorporated
• Original Assignee: F4W Incorporated
• Inventors: DuMas, Phillip James, Williamson, Larry Alan
• Application Number:
  US13/652,348
• Publication Number:
  US 20130121326A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/00 Communication routing or communication path finding
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A software-based application dynamically updates user lists and enables communication between various network communication devices within a wireless network. The software-based application automatically builds and maintains a list of available users associated with the network communication devices in real-time, without reliance on a centralized server for authentication. Various types of communication, between network communication devices of the wireless network including text-based messaging, audio and video communication and file transfer are performed.

Claims

1. A network communication device for establishing and maintaining wireless communication in a local area network comprising:

an input and a display screen;

a network participation module adapted to enable participation in a wireless network between a plurality of network communication devices in the absence of a centralized server;

a text transfer module adapted to transfer a plurality of text-based messages throughout the network;

an audio transfer module adapted to transfer audio from the network communication device to at least one or one other network communication device within the local area network; and

a video transfer module adapted to transfer video from the network communication device to the at least one other network communication device within the network.

2. The network communication device of claim 1, wherein the network participation module is further adapted to broadcast packets to the other network communication devices within the wireless network at a predetermined interval, wherein the packets comprise a unique user identifier and user capabilities information.

3. The network communication device of claim 1, further comprising a file transfer module for transferring files between the plurality of network communication devices.

4. The network communication device of claim 1, further comprising a panic alert module for sending a panic alert message to be displayed on a single display screen or all the display screens associated with network communication devices within the wireless network.

5. The network communication device of claim 1, further comprising a log of all text-based messages, audio and video communications, and file transfers between network communication devices within the wireless network.

6. The network communication device of claim 1, wherein the text transfer module is adapted to send and receive private text-based messages between three or more users at network communication devices.

7. The network communication device of claim 1, wherein communication between the network communication devices in the wireless network is maintained while the network communication devices are in transit to different locations within the network.