Server mediated peer-to-peer communication offloading from network infrastructure
US9350662B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to offloading communication from a network infrastructure to direct peer-to-peer communication. In particular, a server may receive peer-to-peer status information over the network infrastructure from at least two client devices that intend to communicate, wherein the peer-to-peer status information may include at least coarse or precise location information associated with the client devices. The server may then instruct the client devices to communicate over a direct peer-to-peer connection that bypasses the network infrastructure in response to determining that the location information received from the client devices and other conditions permit offloading the communication from the network infrastructure. For example, the server may determine whether the communication can be offloaded based at least in part on whether an estimated distance between the client devices falls within a maximum range associated with one or more peer-to-peer interfaces supported on one or more of the client devices.
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