Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for locating communities over an ad-hoc mesh network
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Application No.: US15004379Application Date: 2016-01-22
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Publication No.: US10057753B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Kari Leppanen , Markku T. Turunen , Sami Virtanen , Mikko Tirronen , Mika Kasslin
- Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
- Current Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04W84/18
- IPC: H04W84/18 ; H04W8/00 ; G06Q10/10 ; H04L12/58 ; H04W40/00 ; H04W4/06 ; H04W4/21 ; H04W4/50

Abstract:
An approach is provided for locating communities over an ad-hoc mesh network. Community identifiers are used to locate communities and community members over an ad-hoc mesh network. The community identifiers are also associated with keys to authenticate members of the community and to protect the privacy and anonymity of information exchanged between the members.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160142901A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING COMMUNITIES OVER AN AD-HOC MESH NETWORK Public/Granted day:2016-05-19
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