Apparatus and method for dynamically updating and communicating within flexible networks
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1. A method for establishing and maintaining a wireless network comprising:
- providing a plurality of network communication devices corresponding to a plurality of users, the network communication devices continuously broadcasting network participation packets to other network communication devices within a first predetermined interval, with each network participation packet comprising a unique user identifier corresponding to each user;
establishing the wireless network through receipt and processing of the network participation packets by the network communication devices;
storing the unique user identifiers for the users within the wireless network;
providing a plurality of remote user status variables, each variable associated with one of the unique user identifiers;
determining whether the network participation packets, associated with each user are being received within a second predetermined interval; and
adjusting the remote user status variable according to whether the network participation packets are being received within the second predetermined interval.
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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.
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1. A method for establishing and maintaining a wireless network comprising:
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providing a plurality of network communication devices corresponding to a plurality of users, the network communication devices continuously broadcasting network participation packets to other network communication devices within a first predetermined interval, with each network participation packet comprising a unique user identifier corresponding to each user; establishing the wireless network through receipt and processing of the network participation packets by the network communication devices; storing the unique user identifiers for the users within the wireless network; providing a plurality of remote user status variables, each variable associated with one of the unique user identifiers; determining whether the network participation packets, associated with each user are being received within a second predetermined interval; and adjusting the remote user status variable according to whether the network participation packets are being received within the second predetermined interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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