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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Kari Leppanen, Helsinki, FI;
Mark T. Turunen, Helsinki, FI;
Sami Virtanen, Espoo, FI;
Mikko Tirronen, Helsinki, FI;
Mika Kasslin, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04W 40/00 (2009.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/20 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); H04L 12/5895 (2013.01); H04L 51/38 (2013.01); H04W 4/001 (2013.01); H04W 4/206 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
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.