| 摘要 |
A client device and a host device may create a local connection for providing wide area network access, such as Internet access, to the client device. In some embodiments, the client device may have limited network capabilities and may not be able to access the Internet without the host device. The client device may provide its speed and direction in a message to potential host devices. A host device may calculate a suitability metric, based on the speed and direction of the client as well as connection properties of the networks, which indicates an ability for the host device to connect the client device to the Internet. The host device may provide the suitability metric within a connection request to the client device. Based on the suitability metric and/or other factors, the client device and the host device may establish the local connection. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method of using a client device to connect to a host device to communicate data with a network potentially accessible by the host device, the method comprising:
at the client device comprising a wireless interface for communicating with the host device, a memory, a motion detection sensor, and a processor coupled to the memory, to the motion detection sensor, and to the wireless interface:
receiving a trigger signal indicating that an attempt to communicate the data with the network is to be performed;in response to the trigger signal, identifying, via the motion detection sensor, a speed and a direction of motion associated with the client device;generating an advertisement message for connecting to the host device, the advertisement message including:
the speed and the direction; anda request for the data to be communicated with the network; andproviding, via the wireless interface, the advertisement message to the host device for requesting a wireless connection to the host device. |
