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Apparatus for end-user transparent utilization of computational, storage, and network capacity of mobile devices, and associated methods

US8280431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2006
Grant dateOct 2, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Mobile devices, systems, and methods enable individual mobile devices and network services to utilize idle mobile computer resources through virtualization and wireless mesh networking in a manner that is transparent to users. Other embodiments include apparatus and systems of devices for dispatching virtual node modules to perform service functions.

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