Peer-to-peer assisted network search
OwnerQin Zhang, Jason Shiinventors
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Abstract
Methods, program products, and systems of peer-to-peer assisted network searching are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a first mobile device can request cellular connectivity configuration information from one or more second mobile devices over a personal area network. The first mobile device can receive the cellular connectivity configuration information from the one or more second mobile devices. From the received cellular connectivity configuration information, the first mobile device can identify a cellular connectivity configuration that is compatible with the first mobile device. The first mobile device can select a cellular network to connect to using the identified cellular connectivity configuration.
Claims20
A method executed by a first mobile device, comprising:
- requesting cellular connectivity configuration information from one or more second mobile devices over a personal area network;
- receiving, on the first mobile device, the cellular connectivity configuration information from the one or more second mobile devices;
- identifying, from the received cellular connectivity configuration information, a cellular connectivity configuration that is compatible with the first mobile device;
- and
- configuring the first mobile device using the identified cellular connectivity configuration.
A method executed by a first mobile device, comprising:
- receiving a request from one or more second mobile devices over a personal area network, the request requesting cellular connectivity configuration information;
- identifying, on the first mobile device, cellular connectivity configuration information of the first mobile device;
- and
- transmitting, from the first mobile device, the cellular connectivity configuration information to the one or more second mobile devices over the personal area network.
A system, comprising:
- a first mobile device, the first mobile device configured to perform operations comprising:
- requesting cellular connectivity configuration information from one or more second mobile devices over a personal area network;
- receiving, on the first mobile device, the cellular connectivity configuration information from the one or more second mobile devices;
- identifying, from the received cellular connectivity configuration information, a cellular connectivity configuration that is compatible with the first mobile device;
- and
- configuring the first mobile device using the identified cellular connectivity configuration.
A system, comprising:
- a first mobile device, the first mobile device configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request from one or more second mobile devices over a personal area network, the request requesting cellular connectivity configuration information;
- identifying, on the first mobile device, cellular connectivity configuration information of the first mobile device;
- and
- transmitting, from the first mobile device, the cellular connectivity configuration information to the one or more second mobile devices over the personal area network.
A computer program product stored on a storage device, operable to cause a first mobile device to perform operations comprising:
- requesting cellular connectivity configuration information from one or more second mobile devices over a personal area network;
- receiving, on the first mobile device, the cellular connectivity configuration information from the one or more second mobile devices;
- identifying, from the received cellular connectivity configuration information, a cellular connectivity configuration that is compatible with the first mobile device;
- and
- configuring the first mobile device using the identified cellular connectivity configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.