Mo-Dv, Inc.

Greg Bohrn

Martin P Boliek

A content delivery platform and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the content delivery platform comprises one or more client devices, each of the one or more client devices having memory for storing an application and one or more processors to execute the application; and a first device having a physically local content cache to store content to be served directly to the one or more client devices, each of the one or more client devices, in response to executing the application with the one or more processors, operable to: automatically detect presence of the first device; automatically connect to the first device; request content from the first device; obtain the content from the first device; and disconnect from the first device after receiving the content from the first device.

Content delivery system

A network arrangement and method for using the same are described. In one embodiment, the network arrangement comprises: a plurality of access points that are part of one or more existing networks and communicate with each other to form a local area network (LAN) to transfer data between two or more of the plurality of access points using point-to-point links independent of their function in the one or more first existing networks, wherein each access point of the plurality of access points is associated with a cache to store content that may be forwarded to other access points in the plurality of access points, where at least one of the access points is responsive to a request from an application being run on a client device to provide the content stored in one or more caches of access points in the LAN to the client device, the content being sent by the at least one access point through a wireless connection.

Network arrangement using SNDS and SLANS

A special network device and method for using the same are described. In one embodiment, the device is for use in a network arrangement comprising a plurality of access points that are part of one or more existing networks and operable to individually address and communicate with each other to form a local area network (LAN) to transfer data between two or more of the plurality of access points using point-to-point links independent of their function in the one or more first existing networks, and the client device comprises: a first communication interface; a second wireless communication interface; a cache to store content; and connection logic coupled to the first and second communication interfaces, and the cache, to initiate a wireless connection with one or more access points in the plurality of access points by itself using the second wireless communication interface to transfer desired content cached by individual access points of the plurality of access points, the wireless connection used to request at least one of the one or more of the plurality of access points to transfer the desired content via one or more direct point-to-point transfers with one or more access points in the plurality of access points.

Special network device

A secure local area network and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the network arrangement comprises a plurality of access points that are part of one or more existing networks and operable to individually address and communicate with each other to form a local area network (LAN) to transfer data between two or more of the plurality of access points using point-to-point links independent of their function in the one or more first existing networks, where each access point of the plurality of access points is associated with a cache to store content that may be forwarded to other access points access points in the plurality of access points, and wherein one access point is operable to identify one or more of the plurality of access points from which desired content is cached and to request at least one of the one or more of the plurality of access points to transfer desired content to the one access point via one or more direct point-to-point transfers between access pairs of the plurality of access points.

Special local area network with secure data transfer

Apparatuses, methods and infrastructures for interacting with SNDs and SLANs are described. In one embodiment, a network arrangement comprises: a plurality of access points that are part of one or more existing networks and operable to individually address and communicate with each other to form a local area network (LAN) to transfer data between two or more of the plurality of access points using point-to-point links independent of their function in the one or more existing networks, wherein each access point of the plurality of access points is associated with a cache to store content that may be forwarded, via one or more direct point-to-point transfers between access point pairs of the plurality of access points, to other access points in the plurality of access points in response to transfer request messages to transfer the content; and wherein each access point has a mapping indicative of a first set of one or more access points of the plurality of access points, if any, for which said each access point is to repeat messages and, for each access point in the first set, a first list of one or more access points in the plurality of access points from which the messages are to be forwarded once received if necessary, with no two access points in the plurality of access points that are directly connected to a third access point repeating a same message to the third access point.

Growing community of inventors

Campbell, CA, United States of America

Greg Bohrn