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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2011
Vesa-veikko Luukkala, Espoo, FI;
Gerard Bosch Creus, Helsinki, FI;
Sergey Boldyrev, Soderkulla, FI;
Pauline Githinji, Nairobi, KE;
Jussi Markus Impio, Nairobi, KE;
Vesa-Veikko Luukkala, Espoo, FI;
Gerard Bosch Creus, Helsinki, FI;
Sergey Boldyrev, Soderkulla, FI;
Pauline Githinji, Nairobi, KE;
Jussi Markus Impio, Nairobi, KE;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An approach is provided for providing shared path connectivity among devices. A connection sharing platform determines to specify at least one group of devices, the at least one group including at least a first path to establish a network connection and a second path to establish a local connection among the devices. The connection sharing platform also determines to cause at least in part an activation of one or more of the devices to establish the network connection, wherein one or more unactivated devices share the network connection over the local connection.