Peer-to-peer ad hoc network system for monitoring a presence of members of a group
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1. A method comprising:
- forming a peer-to-peer ad hoc network comprising one or more groups, each of the one or more groups comprising a plurality of members;
monitoring, by the plurality of members, a presence of each of the plurality of members in the group, wherein each of the plurality of members are configured to detect an absence of one of the plurality of members from the group;
based on detecting a missing member of the one or more groups, generating, by a processor of one of the plurality of members, a notification of the missing member; and
transmitting an alert to a supervisor corresponding to the missing member in response to the notification of the missing member and wherein the alert comprises a last time that the one of the plurality of members absent from the group communicated with another member of the group.
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Abstract
Embodiments include peer-to-peer ad hoc network having a group having a plurality of members, each of the plurality of members comprising a locating device, wherein the plurality of members are configured to detect an absence of one of the plurality of members from the group. The system also includes a location server configured to communicate with the locating device of at least one of the plurality of members and a supervisor device configured to receive an alert from the location server, wherein the alert is generated by the location server in response to a detection of the absence of one of the plurality of members from the group.
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1. A method comprising:
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forming a peer-to-peer ad hoc network comprising one or more groups, each of the one or more groups comprising a plurality of members; monitoring, by the plurality of members, a presence of each of the plurality of members in the group, wherein each of the plurality of members are configured to detect an absence of one of the plurality of members from the group; based on detecting a missing member of the one or more groups, generating, by a processor of one of the plurality of members, a notification of the missing member; and transmitting an alert to a supervisor corresponding to the missing member in response to the notification of the missing member and wherein the alert comprises a last time that the one of the plurality of members absent from the group communicated with another member of the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; forming a peer-to-peer ad hoc network comprising one or more groups, each of the one or more groups comprising a plurality of members; monitoring by the plurality of members a presence of each of the plurality of members in the group, wherein each of the plurality of members are configured to detect an absence of one of the plurality of members from the group; based on detecting a missing member of the one or more groups, generating a notification of the missing member; and transmitting an alert to a supervisor corresponding to the missing member in response to the notification of the missing member and wherein the alert comprises a last time that the one of the plurality of members absent from the group communicated with another member of the group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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