PEER-TO-PEER AD HOC NETWORK SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PRESENCE OF MEMBERS OF A 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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8. 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; 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. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising:
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a tangible 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; 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. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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