Apparatus, system, and method for peer group formation for mobile devices by proximity sensing
AssigneeHong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
InventorsKar-Wing Edward Lor, Ho Pong Sze
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Abstract
The present invention includes apparatuses, systems, and methods for peer group formation for mobile devices by proximity sensing. The described embodiments further include methods, systems, and apparatuses configured to easily establish an ad-hoc peer network in which each of the devices in the network automatically discovers and is connected to other devices in the network upon establishing a connection with at least one member of the ad-hoc network. The connection is established using a tap of NFC devices in the two wireless devices. Further, the wireless devices in the ad-hoc network may be divided into logical peer groups.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- transmitting network configuration information via a proximity sensor, the network configuration information comprising information suitable for establishing a mobile ad hoc wireless network between a plurality of wireless devices;
- receiving a request to establish the mobile ad hoc wireless network from a remote wireless devices;
- establishing the ad hoc wireless network with the remote wireless device according to the network configuration communicated to the remote wireless device via the proximity sensor;
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- automatically discovering information associated with one or more peer wireless devices coupled to the ad hoc network;
- where the network configuration information comprises the information associated with the one or more peer wireless devices coupled to the ad hoc network.
An apparatus comprising:
- a proximity sensor configured to:
- transmit network configuration information, the network configuration information comprising information suitable for establishing a mobile ad hoc wireless network between a plurality of wireless devices;
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- receive a request to establish the mobile ad hoc wireless network from a remote wireless devices;
- a wireless communication adapter configured to establish the ad hoc wireless network with the remote wireless device according to the network configuration communicated to the remote wireless device via the proximity sensor;
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- a processor configured to automatically discover network topology information in response to topology information associated with one or more peer wireless devices coupled to the ad hoc network and automatically communicated to the processor from the remote wireless device;
- where the network configuration information comprises the information associated with the one or more peer wireless devices coupled to the ad hoc network.
An apparatus comprising:
- a proximity sensor configured to:
- receive network configuration information broadcast by a remote wireless device, the network configuration information comprising information suitable for establishing a mobile ad hoc wireless network between a plurality of wireless devices;
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- transmit a request to establish the mobile ad hoc wireless network with the remote wireless devices;
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- a wireless communication adapter configured to establish the ad hoc wireless network with the remote wireless device according to the network configuration communicated to the remote wireless device via the proximity sensor.
A system comprising:
- a first wireless device configured to transmit network configuration information over a proximity sensor, the network configuration information comprising information suitable for establishing a mobile ad hoc wireless network between a plurality of wireless devices, and a second wireless device configured to receive the network configuration information and to establish the ad hoc wireless network with the first wireless device in response to the network configuration information broadcast by the first wireless device over the proximity sensor, and wherein the second wireless device is further configured to join a logical group of peer wireless devices in response to a logical network identifier included in the network configuration information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.