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US 2003/0119537 A1Published application
Wireless network
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorWassim Haddad
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AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorWassim Haddad
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A method of searching for data upon a plurality of mobile network elements (A-D) within a first, ad hoc, wireless network (9) comprises the steps of: i) providing at least first and second network elements (A,B) having respective wireless transceivers (5) therein; ii) transmitting a request for data by the first network element (A) via its wireless transceiver (5); iii) receiving a signal containing the request for data by the second network element (B) via its wireless transceiver (5); iv) determining whether the second network element (B) has the requested data thereupon; and v) transmitting (a) a confirmation signal from the second network element (B) if the second network element (B) has access to the requested data; or (b) a further request for the data by the second network element (B) if it does not have access to the requested data.
A method of searching for specified data upon a plurality of processing devices within an ad hoc wireless network comprising the steps of:
A processing device comprising processing means, data storage means, a wireless transceiver, the transceiver arranged to transmit a signal corresponding to a request for specified data and arranged to receive a confirmation signal from a remote processing device that has the requested data stored thereupon.
An ad hoc wireless network comprising a plurality of processing devices, each of said processing devices being in wireless communication with at least one other of said processing devices and arranged such that a request for data transmitted by a first of said processing devices is received by at least a second said processing device, said second processing device being arranged to determine at least one of whether it is appropriate to generate a confirmation transmission to said first processing device that it has the requested specified data and whether it is appropriate to transmit a repeat request for said specified data;
A processing device comprising processing means, a wireless transceiver, the transceiver arranged to transmit a signal corresponding to a request for specified data and arranged to receive a confirmation transmission from a remote processing device that has the requested data stored thereupon, further arranged to receive requests for specified data and to determine whether said processing device has access to said specified data and if said device has access to said specified data to generate and transmit via said transceiver a confirmation signal and further arranged that if said device does not have access to said specified data it is arranged to generate and transmit via said transceiver a repeat request transmission for said specified data.
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