Method and apparatus for coordinating information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network
US9485673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An approach is provided for coordinating information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. A module receives at least one request to transmit one or more information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. The module determines context information associated with at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, one or more nodes within the at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, or a combination thereof. The module then determines to transmit the one or more information request messages over the ad-hoc mesh network based, at least in part, on the context information.
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