CYBER FORAGING NETWORK SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS POINT DETECTION AND CONNECTION
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1. A network system, comprising:
- a plurality of wireless access points at a particular location or region;
a mobile wireless networking subsystem device having a cyber-foraging client application configured to collect environmental information data from the particular location or region including from the wireless access points;
a wireless networking context service subsystem in communication with the mobile wireless networking subsystem device, wherein the wireless networking context service subsystem receives the environmental information data from the mobile wireless networking subsystem device;
the wireless networking context service subsystem having a networking context aggregation module and a networking context interpolation module, the modules being operable to determine an optimal wireless access point for continuous connection with the mobile wireless networking subsystem based on the environmental information data; and
a controller configured to direct the mobile wireless networking subsystem to connect with the optimal wireless access point.
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Abstract
A cyber-foraging network system which automatically and intelligently detects, selects, and connects to a wireless networking access point utilizing data obtained from its own environmental observations as well as from a robust wireless networking context aggregation/interpolation service.
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45 Claims
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1. A network system, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless access points at a particular location or region; a mobile wireless networking subsystem device having a cyber-foraging client application configured to collect environmental information data from the particular location or region including from the wireless access points; a wireless networking context service subsystem in communication with the mobile wireless networking subsystem device, wherein the wireless networking context service subsystem receives the environmental information data from the mobile wireless networking subsystem device; the wireless networking context service subsystem having a networking context aggregation module and a networking context interpolation module, the modules being operable to determine an optimal wireless access point for continuous connection with the mobile wireless networking subsystem based on the environmental information data; and a controller configured to direct the mobile wireless networking subsystem to connect with the optimal wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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20. A method of selecting an optimal wireless access point, comprising:
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communicating with wireless access points at a particular location or region; collecting environmental information data from the particular location or region including from the wireless access points; aggregating the environmental information data for the wireless access points to produce aggregated data; interpolating the aggregated data to produce interpolated data; selecting the optimal wireless access point based on the interpolated data; and communicating with the optimal wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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28. A mobile device, comprising:
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a cyber-foraging client application configured to collect environmental information data from wireless access points, wherein the cyber-foraging client application sends the environmental information data to an external service for determination of an optimal wireless access point based on the environmental information data; and a controller for directing the mobile device to connect to the optimal wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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30. The mobile device of claim 2928, wherein the cyber-foraging client application further comprises an adaptable handoff strategy processor configured to receive interpolated data from the external service for determining an adaptable handoff strategy, and wherein the adaptable handoff strategy processor considers a connected velocity and/or a connected strength based on the received interpolated data for determining the adaptable handoff strategy.
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