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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Surender Kumar, Naperville, IL (US);
Mark A. Birchler, Rosselle, IL (US);
Randy L. Ekl, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Thomas C. Hill, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Michael D. Kotzin, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Whay Chiou Lee, Cambridge, MA (US);
Peggy K. Matson, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Peter J. Stanforth, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Surender Kumar, Naperville, IL (US);
Mark A. Birchler, Rosselle, IL (US);
Randy L. Ekl, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Thomas C. Hill, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Michael D. Kotzin, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Whay Chiou Lee, Cambridge, MA (US);
Peggy K. Matson, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Peter J. Stanforth, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A system () and method () for mesh/ad hoc participation is provided. The method can include providing () an incentive to a user operating a device in an ad hoc network and determining () network resources associated with providing the incentive. The method can establish a credit system for devices within the ad hoc network, evaluate a supply and demand for the network resources, and allocate credits to the devices for forwarding packets in the ad hoc network. The method can determine a delivery capacity for the devices and negotiate an optimal packet route through the devices in the ad hoc network based on the supply and demand.