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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2014
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Markku Tapio Turunen, Helsinki, FI;
Kari Juhani Leppanen, Helsinki, FI;
Francis Pak Kwan Tam, Helsinki, FI;
Kimmo Tapani Ramo, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An approach is provided for coordinating information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. A module receives at least one request to transmit one or more information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. The module determines context information associated with at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, one or more nodes within the at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, or a combination thereof. The module then determines to transmit the one or more information request messages over the ad-hoc mesh network based, at least in part, on the context information.