MOBILE PEER-TO-PEER CONTENT SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20180160465A1
• Filed: 02/02/2018
• Published: 06/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Chiang, Mung
• Granted Patent: US 10,462,832 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1078 Resource delivery mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1082 involving incentive schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/182 Network node acting on behalf of an other network entity, e.g. proxy
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure set forth methods for sharing data in a wireless network. Some example methods include storing in a database a content related information associated with a first mobile device, receiving a request for the content related information from a second mobile device, searching the database for the content related information, and transmitting a search result to the second mobile device to enable the transfer of content between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

Claims

1. A method to transfer content in a wireless network and performed at a computing device, the method comprising:

storing, in a database, content related information associated with a first mobile device;

transmitting, to the first mobile device, a query that requests state information associated with the first mobile device;

receiving, from the first mobile device, a response to the transmitted query, wherein the received response to the transmitted query includes the requested state information;

in response to the receipt of the response to the transmitted query, storing a communication link status of a second mobile device in the database, wherein the communication link status indicates that the second mobile device maintains a valid communication link with the first mobile device;

storing, in the database, the received state information to enable tracking of topology related information of the wireless network;

receiving, from the second mobile device, a request for the stored content related information;

in response to the received request for the stored content related information, searching the database for the stored content related information to generate a search result; and

initiating a transmission, to the second mobile device, of the generated search result to enable the transfer of the content between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the content related information includes storing one or more of an availability, a tag, a keyword, and a size associated with the first mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first mobile device includes a stationary device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the query that requests the state information includes transmitting a query that requests one or more of location information, content availability information, identification information, transmission capability information, and usage information associated with the first mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the response to the transmitted query is not received from the first mobile device; and

in response to the determination that the response to the transmitted query is not received, erasing previously stored state information from the database.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing, in the database, one or more of:

identification information of the second mobile device, location information of the second mobile device, and information pertaining to a relationship between the second mobile device and the first mobile device.

7. A system to transfer content between mobile devices in a wireless network the system comprising:

a storage device; and

a processor operatively coupled to the storage device and configured to perform or control performance of;

store, in the storage device, content related information associated with a first mobile device;

transmit, to the first mobile device, a query that requests state information associated with the first mobile device;

receive, from the first mobile device, a response to the transmitted query, wherein the received response to the transmitted query includes the requested state information;

in response to the receipt of the response to the transmitted query, store a communication link status of a second mobile device in the storage device, wherein the communication link status indicates that the second mobile device maintains a valid communication link with the first mobile device;

store, in the storage device, the received state information to enable tracking of topology related information of the wireless network;

receive, from the second mobile device, a request for the stored content related information;

search, in response to the received request, the storage device for the content related information to generate a search result; and

initiate a transmission of the generated search result to the second mobile device to enable the transfer of the content between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the content related information includes one or more of an availability, a tag, a keyword, and, a size associated with the first mobile device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the first mobile device includes a stationary device.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the state information includes one or more of location information, content availability information, identification information, transmission capability information, and usage information associated with the first mobile device.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to perform or control performance of:

determine that the response to the transmitted query is not received from the first mobile device; and

in response to the determination that the response to the transmitted query is not received;

erase previously stored state information from the database; and

store, in the storage device, the communication link status of the second mobile device, wherein the communication link status indicates that the communication link between the second mobile device and the first mobile device is invalid.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the first mobile device is located within a particular communication range from the second mobile device.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to perform or control performance of:

store, in the database, one or more of;

identification information of the second mobile device, location information of the second mobile device, and information pertaining to a relationship between the second mobile device and the first mobile device.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system to perform or control performance of operations that comprise:

store, in a database, content related information associated with a first mobile device;

transmit, to the first mobile device, a query that requests state information associated with the first mobile device;

identify a response, received from the first mobile device, to the transmitted query, wherein the identified response to the transmitted query includes the requested state information;

in response to the identification of the response to the transmitted query, store, in the database, a communication link status of a second mobile device, wherein the communication link status indicates that the second mobile device maintains a valid communication link with the first mobile device;

store, in the database, the state information to enable tracking of topology related information of the wireless network;

identify a request, received from the second mobile device, for the stored content related information;

search, in response to the identified request for the stored content related information, the database for the content related information to generate a search result; and

initiate a transmission of the generated search result to the second mobile device to enable a transfer of the content between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the stored content related information includes one or more of an availability, a tag, a keyword, and a size associated with the first mobile device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the state information includes one or more of location information, content availability information, identification information, transmission capability information, and usage information associated with the first mobile device.

17. The non transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the first mobile device is located within a particular communication range from the second mobile device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

store, in the database, one or more of identification information of the second mobile device, location information of the second mobile device, and information pertaining to a relationship between the second mobile device and the first mobile device.

19. The non-transitory comp readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

determine that the response to the transmitted query is not received from the first mobile device;

in response to the determination that the response to the transmitted query is not received, erase previously stored state information from the database; and

store, in the database, the communication link status of the second mobile device, wherein the communication link status indicates that the communication link between the second mobile device and the first mobile device is invalid.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the transmission of the query to the first mobile device is based on a determination that the first mobile device located within a coverage area of a mobile switching center.