TEMPORAL NETWORK SERVER CONNECTED DEVICES WITH OFF-LINE AD HOC UPDATE AND INTERACTION CAPABILITY

• US 20100172287A1
• Filed: 10/22/2008
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marcus Krieter
• Original Assignee: Marcus Krieter
• Inventors: Krieter, Marcus
• Application Number:
  US12/255,667
• Publication Number:
  US 20100172287A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A system and method for using mobile network devices that are periodically connected to a network server are disclosed. The devices exchange data in an ad hoc manner when not connected to the server. In the preferred embodiment, independent mobile wireless network devices are connected to a network server through a client computing device acting as a gateway to the server. The presence of the mobile network device and the client computing device cause both devices to become users. The server pairs both the network device and the client computing device with a unique identity contained on the network device. Paired and independent identities that have presence on the server then interact with each other in such a manner that data on the connected mobile network devices is changed and stored in concordance with this community interaction. Unconnected mobile network devices search for other unconnected mobile network devices within range to form an ad hoc network. This allows the mobile network devices to exchange and store data related to their last community server interaction. This data is context specific in terms of the specific services used by the by the users that had presence on the community server. User interaction directly with mobile network devices can change this information locally even when not connected to a client computer. This information will also be exchanged and affect data stored on mobile devices that are part of an independent ad hoc network according to the context of the previous server data stored on the mobile devices.

Claims

1. A system for creating an ad hoc network between mobile devices comprising:

a plurality of independent mobile network devices that have been previously associated with a community server wherein the community server stores information and exchanges the information across a link to the network devices;

at least one network protocol to be used between the network devices;

a unique identifier assigned to each of the network devices and the community server;

a variety of commands stored on either the network devices or the community server; and

a virtual interface designed for utilizing the commands and controlling the network devices.