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Method, apparatus and system for finding and selecting partners

US8902785B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2012
Grant dateDec 2, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W76/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Finding and selecting partners in a MiAN Cluster system is accomplished by a slave, a pairing request for requesting a pairing with a master to a server; receiving, by the slave, proximity information returned from the server based on the pairing request, the proximity information including information of working channels of a proximity interface of the master of the first kind, the master of the first kind being a master determined by the server according to the first geographical location and a geographical location of a master of the second kind previously obtained and supporting a clustering function where a distance between it and the slave meets a predetermined threshold; performing, by the slave, search on the corresponding channels according to the proximity information, and establishing a communication connection with the proximity interface of the master when a master is found.

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