Device-to-device network membership confirmation
US10097555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/03
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device in a device-to-device network of a user of the electronic device communicates with a group of one or more other instances of the electronic via dynamic connections that are based on pre-established and maintained (i.e., long-lived) associations in the device-to-device network. Moreover, a given dynamic connection between the electronic device and a given instance of the electronic device in the group is setup by the electronic device without assistance of a computer in another network, which conveys the communication within the group. During operation, the electronic device: confirms that a second instance of the electronic device in the group (which is associated with a second user in the device-to-device network) is associated with a provider of the electronic device; and when the association is confirmed, communicates a message to the second instance of the electronic device at a location specified by one of the associations.
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