TETHERING OF MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICES

摘要

Embodiments of computer-implemented methods, systems, computing devices, and computer-readable media are described herein for tethering of mobile wireless devices. In some embodiments, a computing device configured for tethering may include a processor and a tethering application operated by the processor to associate a first mobile wireless device with a community of mobile wireless devices eligible for tethering to the first mobile device based on eligibility criteria; identify, among the community of mobile devices, a second mobile wireless device to tether with the first mobile device, based on communication information exchange among the mobile wireless devices in the community, including the first mobile device; and based on a result of the identifying, cause the first mobile device to tether to the second mobile device, so as to enable the first mobile device to connect to a wireless communication network via the second mobile device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

主权项

1. A computing device comprising:
a processor; and a tethering application configured to be operated by the processor to:
associate a first mobile wireless device with a community of mobile wireless devices eligible for tethering to one another, based at least in part on one or more eligibility criteria;identify, for the first mobile wireless device, among the community of mobile wireless devices, a second mobile wireless device to tether with the first mobile wireless device, wherein the identification is based on communication information exchanged among the mobile wireless devices in the community, including the first mobile wireless device, the communication information including one or more indicators of quality of service over a wireless communication network; andbased on a result of the identification, cause the first mobile wireless device to tether to the second mobile wireless device, so as to enable the first mobile wireless device to connect to the wireless communication network via the second mobile wireless device.