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Content discovery and transfer between mobile communications nodes

US8402087B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Gregory O'Shea · Cambridge, GB
Thomas Zahn · Bielefeld, DE
Antony Rowstron · Cambridge, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2011
Grant date	Mar 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Content discovery and content transfer between mobile communications nodes is often required, for example, to synchronize maps, traffic hot spot information and the like for vehicle mounted satellite navigation devices, pedestrian hand-held personal digital assistants and other mobile communications nodes. In an embodiment, content discovery processes using a tree-based data structure for transferring data between two mobile communication nodes is described.

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