Transferring data between mobile devices having heterogeneous wireless communication interfaces
US9686820B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for transferring data between mobile devices having heterogeneous wireless communication interfaces includes identifying one or more intermediate mobile devices from social network databases upon detecting an initiation of data transfer from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, wherein the first and second mobile devices have heterogeneous wireless communication interfaces, and wherein the intermediate mobile devices have wireless communication interface compatibility to form an ad hoc wireless network with the first and second mobile devices for transferring data from the first to the second mobile device; implementing the ad hoc wireless network based on availability of the intermediate mobile devices; and transferring the data from the first to the second mobile device through the ad hoc wireless network, wherein said transferring includes hopping the data through each of the intermediate mobile devices from the first to the second mobile device.
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