Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Determining A Master Module in a Dynamic Distributed Device Environment

The method of claim 1 further comprising:

• recalculating the connectivity stability factor for the module, the module having been assigned the role of master module;
• weighing the recalculated connectivity stability factor against the neighboring connectivity stability factors;
• and
• releasing the role of master module based on a determination that the connectivity stability factor for the module describes a less stable module than at least one of the connectivity stability factors of the neighboring modules.

An apparatus comprising a processor, the processor configured to:

• calculate a connectivity stability factor for a module, the module being included on a device configured to be connected to a dynamic distributed device network;
• weigh the connectivity stability factor of the module against neighboring connectivity stability factors associated with neighboring modules;
• and
• assign a role of master module to the module based on a determination that the connectivity stability factor of the module describes a more stable module than the connectivity stability factors of the neighboring modules.

A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having executable computer-readable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-readable program code instructions configured to cause an apparatus to:

• calculate a connectivity stability factor for a module, the module being included on a device configured to be connected to a dynamic distributed device network;
• weigh the connectivity stability factor of the module against neighboring connectivity stability factors associated with neighboring modules;
• and
• assign a role of master module to the module based on a determination that the connectivity stability factor of the module describes a more stable module than the connectivity stability factors of the neighboring modules.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for calculating a connectivity stability factor for a module, the module being included on a device configured to be connected to a dynamic distributed device network;
• means for weighing the connectivity stability factor of the module against neighboring connectivity stability factors associated with neighboring modules;
• and
• means for assigning a role of master module to the module based on a determination that the connectivity stability factor of the module describes a more stable module than the connectivity stability factors of the neighboring modules.