Management of mobile devices leveraging location based cooperation

摘要

A solution is proposed for managing a plurality of data processing mobile devices. A corresponding method comprises the step of downloading management data onto each one of the mobile devices for application thereof on the mobile device, wherein for at least a first one of the mobile devices the management data is downloaded from a data processing central system, each mobile device wherein the management data has already been downloaded defining an inclusive mobile device; in the solution according to an embodiment of the invention, the step of downloading management data comprises electing a set of inclusive mobile devices temporarily as service mobile devices according to characteristic information of the inclusive mobile devices being based at least on a current position thereof, and causing at least a second one of the mobile devices to download the management data from a selected one of the service mobile devices in proximity thereof.

主权项

1. A method for managing a plurality of data processing mobile devices, the method comprising steps of:
forming a plurality of inclusive mobile devices by downloading management data comprising executable software code onto each one of a plurality of selected mobile devices and running the executable software code on the selected mobile devices, by: causing at least a first mobile device of the plurality of selected mobile devices to become at least one of the plurality of inclusive mobile devices, by:
broadcasting a download request for the management data by the first mobile device;determining that no service mobile device is available to provide the management data to the first mobile device;downloading the management data from the data processing system to the first mobile device; andrunning the executable software code on the first mobile device; electing a set of one or more of the plurality of inclusive mobile devices as a set of one or more service mobile devices according to characteristic information of the plurality of inclusive mobile devices that is based at least on a current position thereof, wherein the set of one or more service mobile devices are configured to download the management data to other mobile devices; and causing at least a second mobile device to become an inclusive mobile device, by: broadcasting a download request for the management data by the second mobile device; selecting at least one of the elected service mobile devices based on proximity to the second mobile device in accordance with the characteristic information; downloading the management data from the selected at least one service mobile device; and running the executable software code on the second mobile device.