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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2009
Applicants:

Frank Frederiksen, Klarup, DK;

Tommi Koivisto, Espoo, FI;

Klaus Ingemann Pedersen, Aalborg, DK;

Vinh Van Phan, Oulu, FI;

Inventors:

Frank Frederiksen, Klarup, DK;

Tommi Koivisto, Espoo, FI;

Klaus Ingemann Pedersen, Aalborg, DK;

Vinh Van Phan, Oulu, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/0426 (2013.01); H04L 5/0032 (2013.01); H04W 36/0061 (2013.01); H04W 84/047 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for coordinating communications between network nodes. A method may include transmitting an information message related to a first network node implementing broadcasting-and-extracting mode to a neighboring network node implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode during a first time interval. The method may further include receiving a collective information message package from the neighboring network node during a second time interval. The collective information message package may include one or more information messages received by the neighboring network node during the first time interval and an information message related to the neighboring network node. Corresponding systems, computer program products, and apparatuses are also provided.


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