Method and apparatus for distributing services and data
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1. A system, comprising:
- a memory to store executable instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising;
determining a need to distribute content to a first communication device;
detecting from a trajectory of a second communication device that the first communication device and the second communication device will be in a peer-to-peer communication range of each other; and
transmitting the content to the second communication device for distribution to the first communication device when the second communication device comes 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 memory to store executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising; determining a need to distribute content to a first communication device; detecting from a trajectory of a second communication device that the first communication device and the second communication device will be in a peer-to-peer communication range of each other; and transmitting the content to the second communication device for distribution to the first communication device when the second communication device comes 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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determining, by a system comprising a processor, a need to provide a service to a second communication device; detecting, by the system, that a first communication device and the second communication device will be in a communication range of each other based on a trajectory of the first communication device; and directing, by the system, the first communication device to provide the service to the second communication device when the first communication device comes into the communication range of the second communication device, wherein transmission of data between the first communication device and the second communication device occurs when the first communication device comes into peer-to-peer communication range of the second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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determining, by a first communication device, that a second communication device will be in a communication range of the first communication device based on a trajectory of the first communication device, the second communication device, or both; 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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