Matching queries in a network
US8271522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of matching queries in a hybrid infrastructure/infrastructure-less network, the network comprising pluralities of first and second type communication devices respectively, the method comprising placing a first query by a user on one of the first type devices and forwarding the query via infrastructure based communication to one of the second type devices; forwarding, depending on a category of the first query, the first query from the one second type device to one or more first type devices via infrastructure based communication; and relaying the first query from each of one or more first type devices to one or more neighboring first type devices via infrastructure-less communication.
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