US 8,943,167 B2Granted

Dynamic node networked system

AssigneeDell Products L.P.

InventorDeeder M. Aurongzeb

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Abstract

An IHS network includes a requesting mobile IHS that is moving relative to a land mass, and a provisioning mobile IHS that is moving relative to the land mass and the requesting mobile IHS. The provisioning mobile IHS has direct access to a network element that is not directly accessible by the requesting mobile IHS. The provisioning mobile IHS receives a request to access the network element from the requesting mobile IHS and provides access to the network element for the requesting mobile IHS. At least one assisting mobile IHS that is moving relative to the land mass, the requesting mobile IHS, and the provisioning mobile IHS and that does not have direct access to the network element may transmit the request from the requesting mobile IHS to the provisioning mobile IHS, and provide access to the network element for the requesting mobile IHS by the provisioning mobile IHS.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A dynamic node networked system, comprising:

a plurality of mobile devices that are moving relative to a land mass, wherein a first remote mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices does not have a direct connection to at least one stable device that provides a connection to the Internet;
and
at least one second remote mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices that is moving relative to the first remote mobile node, wherein the at least one second remote mobile node does not have a direct connection to that at least one stable device that provides a connection to the Internet;
and
a first connected mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices that is moving relative to the first remote mobile device and the at least one second remote mobile device, wherein the first connected mobile device has a direct connection to the at least one stable device that provides the connection to the Internet;
wherein the first connected mobile device is configured to:
receive a request to access the Internet from the first remote mobile device through the at least one second remote mobile device;
and
provide a first network access connection for the first remote mobile device through the at least one second remote mobile device to the at least one stable device such that the first remote mobile device can access the Internet;
and
wherein the first remote mobile device is configured to:
receive network access information from each of the first connected mobile device and the at least one second remote mobile device;
use the network access information to generate and display a dynamic network access map that provides details about the first network access connection provided by each of the first connected mobile device and the at least one second remote mobile device;
and
request a second network access connection through the first connected mobile device and the at least one second remote mobile device to the at least one stable device such that the first remote mobile device can access the Internet, wherein the second network access connection is different than the first network access connection and is requested in direct response to network access manipulation instructions received from a user by the first remote mobile device subsequent to displaying the dynamic network access map.

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An information handling system (IHS) dynamic network, comprising:

a requesting mobile IHS that is moving relative to a land mass;
at least one assisting mobile IHS that is moving relative to the land mass and the requesting mobile IHS;
and
a first provisioning mobile IHS that is moving relative to the land mass, the requesting mobile IHS, and the at least one assisting mobile IHS, wherein the first provisioning mobile IHS includes a storage storing content that is not stored on the requesting mobile IHS, and wherein the first provisioning mobile IHS is configured to:
receive a request for the content through the at least one assisting mobile IHS from the requesting mobile IHS;
and
provide a first content retrieval connection to the requesting mobile IHS through the at least one assisting mobile IHS such that the requesting mobile IHS can access the content;
and
wherein the requesting mobile IHS is configured to:
receive content retrieval information from each of the first provisioning mobile IHS and the at least one assisting mobile IHS;
use the content retrieval information to generate and display a dynamic content retrieval map that provides details about the first content retrieval connection provided by each of the first provisioning mobile IHS and the at least one assisting mobile IHS;
and
request a second content retrieval connection through the first provisioning mobile IHS and the at least one assisting mobile IHS such that the requesting mobile IHS can access the content, wherein the second content retrieval connection is different than the first content retrieval connection and is requested in direct response to content retrieval manipulation instructions received from a user by the requesting mobile IHS subsequent to displaying the dynamic content retrieval map.

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A method for providing a dynamic node network, comprising:

providing a requesting mobile IHS that is moving relative to a land mass;
providing at least one assisting mobile IHS that is moving relative to the land mass and the requesting mobile IHS;
providing a first provisioning mobile IHS that is moving relative to the land mass, the requesting mobile IHS, and the at least one assisting mobile IHS, wherein the first provisioning mobile IHS has direct access to a network element that is not directly accessible by the requesting mobile IHS;
receiving a request to access the network element from the requesting mobile IHS through the at least one assisting mobile IHS by the first provisioning mobile IHS;
providing a first network access connection to the network element for the requesting mobile IHS through the at least one assisting mobile IHS using the first provisioning mobile IHS such that the requesting mobile IHS can access the network element;
receiving network access information by the requesting mobile IHS from each of the first provisioning mobile IHS and the at least one assisting mobile IHS;
using the network access information to generate and display a dynamic network access map on the requesting mobile IHS that provides details about the first network access connection provided by each of the first provisioning mobile IHS and the at least one assisting mobile IHS;
and
request a second network access connection by the requesting mobile IHS through the first provisioning mobile IHS and the at least one assisting mobile IHS such that the requesting mobile IHS can access the network element, wherein the second network access connection is different than the first network access connection and is requested in direct response to network access manipulation instructions received from a user by the requesting mobile IHS subsequent to displaying the dynamic network access map.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.