Dynamic generation of a networked information resource

• US 20030097419A1
• Filed: 11/21/2001
• Published: 05/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Macer, Peter J., Pradhan, Salil V., Brassil, John T.
• Granted Patent: US 7,370,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 Network topologies

Abstract

A networked information resource generation system includes a wireless network (10), a transceiver (12) and mobile devices (14a-c). The mobile devices (14a-e) share information over the network (10) via the transceiver (12). The information shared over the network (10) is displayed on the mobile devices (14a-e) web-page (71) which is dynamically updated with information from the mobile devices (14a-e).

Claims

1. A method of generating a networked information resource comprising the steps of:

(i) providing first and second network elements;

(ii) passing a first data set from the first network element to the second network element over a network via a wireless network connection;

(iii) passing a second data set from the second network element to the first network element over the network via a wireless network connection; and

(iv) collating the first and second data sets to form the networked information resource.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein steps ii), iii) and iv) is enacted when the first and second network elements are within network connection range of each other.

3. The method of either of claim 1 including the steps of polling by at least the first network element in order to ascertain if there is a network element within network connection range and allowing said network element to connect to the network and contribute information to the networked information resource as it connects to the network.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of including the collated information on a web page, the web page being the networked information resource.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising storing a script for a webpage on at least one of the network elements.

6. The method of either of claim 4 further comprising the step of accessing the web-page via a graphical user interface.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of mediating the passage of data between the first and second network elements through the third network element.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising accessing the networked information resource via the third network element, which forms an access point, in use.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a server in the form of any one of the network elements.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising restricting access to some or all of the data stored on any one of the network elements by any other of the network elements.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing a beacon at a first location, which broadcasts a network address associated with the networked information resource.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the network address is in the form of a URL.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of broadcasting the network address via a second beacon at a second location, the second location having an access point connected to the network address.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing either or both of the first or/and second network elements in the form of a mobile telecommunications device.

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing the network in the form of a short range wireless network.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing at least one of first and second network elements with a long range, typically cellular, transceiver therein.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of accessing the networked information resource via a cellular transceiver associated with another network element.

18. A networked information resource generation system comprising a network, a first network element, and a second network element, the first and second network elements being connectable to the network via wireless network connections such that at least the first network element has a transmitter for broadcasting a signal, at least the second network element has a receiver for receiving the signal when the at least first network element is within wireless network connection range and a processor programmed to request information from the at least first network element.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the at least first network element, in use, provides information to the networked information resource via at least one of the wireless network connections.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the information is provided in response to the request from the at least second network element, in use.

21. The system of claim 18 wherein the networked information resource is a web page.

22. The system of claim 18 wherein either or both of the first and/or second network elements are mobile telecommunications devices.

23. The system of claim 18 wherein the network is a short-range wireless network.

24. The system of claim 18 wherein at least one of the wireless network connections is either an infra-red or a radio-frequency connection.

25. The system of claim 18 wherein there is provided a third network element.

26. The system of claim 25 wherein the third network element is a transceiver.

27. The system of claim 25 wherein the third network element mediates the passage of the information between the first and second network elements, in use.

28. The system of claim 18 wherein there is provided a server.

29. The system of claim 28 wherein at least one of the network elements acts as the server.

30. The system of claim 28 wherein the server stores a script for the web-page.

31. The system of claim 18 wherein there is provided a beacon which broadcasts a network address associated with the networked information resource at a first location, in use.

32. The system of claim 18 wherein there is provided an access point from which the networked information resource can be accessed, in use.

33. The system of claim 32 wherein the system comprises a server and wherein the access point is connected to the server.

34. The system of claim 32 wherein a second beacon broadcasts the network address at a second location and a second access point is connected to the network address corresponding to the networked information resource, in use.

35. The system of claim 18 wherein there is an access filter, which, in use, restricts access to data stored on any one of the network elements by any other of the network elements.