METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING SERVICES AND DATA
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1. A system, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
receiving information from a first communication device and a second communication device, wherein the information includes location information for the first and second communication devices;
comparing a location of the first communication device with a location of the second communication device to predict whether the first communication device and the second communication device will be in a peer-to-peer communication range of each other; and
transmitting content to the second communication device for distribution to the first communication device responsive to the second communication device coming into the peer-to-peer communication range of the first communication device.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a need to provide a service to a first communication device of a plurality of communication devices, detecting a movement of a second communication device of the plurality of communication devices in a direction that will place the second communication device in a communication range of the first communication device, and transmitting a message to the second communication device to provide the service to the first communication device when the second communication device comes into the communication range of the first communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving information from a first communication device and a second communication device, wherein the information includes location information for the first and second communication devices; comparing a location of the first communication device with a location of the second communication device to predict whether the first communication device and the second communication device will be in a peer-to-peer communication range of each other; and transmitting content to the second communication device for distribution to the first communication device responsive to the second communication device coming into the peer-to-peer communication range of the first communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a processing system comprising a processor, a request to provide a service to a first communication device; comparing, by the processing system, a first location of the first communication device and a second location of a second communication device to predict if the first communication device will be within a communication range of the second communication device; and directing, by the processing system, the second communication device to provide the service to the first communication device when the second communication device comes into the communication range of the first communication device, wherein transmission of data between the second communication device and the first communication device occurs when the second communication device comes into peer-to-peer communication range of the first communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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predicting, by a first communication device, that a second communication device will be in a communication range of the first communication device based on first location information of the first communication device and second location information of the second communication device; initiating, by the first communication device, a communication session with the second communication device when the second communication device is in the communication range of the first communication device; and providing, by the first communication device, a service to the second communication device during the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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