Peer-to-peer sharing of network resources
US10028282B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first mobile device determines a second mobile device losing connectivity to a second network or a communication link between the second mobile device and the second network degrading below a threshold value, the second mobile device assigned a role of sharing broker that brokers sharing of network resources of at least a first network among a plurality of other mobile devices via the second network, the first mobile device and the plurality of other mobile devices participating in a sharing group. Responsive to the determination, the role of sharing broker is activated on the first mobile device.
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