Peer-to-peer communication in a radio network
First Claim
1. A mobile communication point for use in a mobile radio network comprising a plurality of communication points, each capable of communicating with other communication points, the communication point comprisinga transmitter/receiver for sending signals to and receiving signals from the other communication points, at least one of the communication points including means to switch that communication point between a high power mode in which it is able to transmit or receive signals and a lower power mode in which it spends most of its time in a sleep state wherein it is unable to transmit or receive signals and a small part of its time able to transmit or receive signals;
- a data storage means storing data identifying the communication point and storing data identifying the communication point and storing data identifying communication points which have been interacted with recently, wherein the communication point determines whether data about a second communication is stored in its data storage means upon receipt of a transmission from the second communication point, the transmission from the second communication point being in the form of a request to transmit data about a third communication point from its storage means to the second communication point.
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Abstract
A mobile radio network comprises a plurality of communication points, each of which are capable of communicating with any other communication point. Each communication point has a proximity sensor, a transmitter/receiver (14), which is able to send signals to and receive signals from the other communication points. Elements for controlling the transmitter/receiver and for storing data to identify the communication points.
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19 Claims
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1. A mobile communication point for use in a mobile radio network comprising a plurality of communication points, each capable of communicating with other communication points, the communication point comprising
a transmitter/receiver for sending signals to and receiving signals from the other communication points, at least one of the communication points including means to switch that communication point between a high power mode in which it is able to transmit or receive signals and a lower power mode in which it spends most of its time in a sleep state wherein it is unable to transmit or receive signals and a small part of its time able to transmit or receive signals; a data storage means storing data identifying the communication point and storing data identifying the communication point and storing data identifying communication points which have been interacted with recently, wherein the communication point determines whether data about a second communication is stored in its data storage means upon receipt of a transmission from the second communication point, the transmission from the second communication point being in the form of a request to transmit data about a third communication point from its storage means to the second communication point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- 13. A communication point for use in a mobile radio network comprising a plurality of communication points, each capable of communicating with any other communication point, the communication point comprising a transmitter/receiver for sending signals to and receiving signals from the other communication points, a data storage means storing data identifying the communication point, and storing data identifying communication points which have been interacted with recently, and wherein the communication point determines whether data about a second communication point is stored in its data storage means upon receipt of a transmission from the second communication point, wherein the first communication point is responsive to the request from the second communication point to transmit data about a third communication point from its storage means to the second communication point.
- 17. A mobile radio system comprising a plurality of communication points, each capable of communicating with other communication points, each communication point comprising a transmitter/receiver for sending signals to and receiving signals from other communication points, a data storage means storing data identifying communication points which have been interacted with recently, wherein a first communication point is responsive to a transmission from a second communication point to determine whether data about the second communication point is stored in its storage means, wherein the first communication point is responsive to a signal from the second communication point to transmit data about a third communication point from its storage means to the second communication point.
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