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Proximity-based messaging protocol

US10743234B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FACEBOOK, INC. · US

Inventors

Sai Sri Sathya · Coimbatore, IN
Ramesh Raskar · Cambridge, US
Mayank Raj · San Jose, US
Pritesh Sankhe · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 5, 2018
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a sender node associated with a mesh network, a request to send a message to one or more recipient nodes, the wireless mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes, detecting a triggering condition associated with the wireless mesh network, predicting a routing path from the sender node to each of the one or more recipient nodes via the wireless mesh network through one or more relay nodes of the plurality of nodes based on proximity information and network information associated with the mesh network, and sending the message to the one or more recipient nodes via the one or more relay nodes of the wireless mesh network.

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