Message diffusion between mobile devices
US6859639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Information with local relevance is diffused locally using mobile devices (10) equipped with non-wired short-range communication means, the information being propagated from an originating point (12) in messages passed from device to device in an unstructured way. To encourage users of the mobile devices (10) to participate in the propagation method, the presentation of a message received at a device to the device user is inhibited unless the device is enabled to propagate on the message.
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