A wireless transceiver capable of requesting specified data and receiving a confirmation signal from a remote processing device holding the data

摘要

A method of searching for data upon a plurality of mobile network elements (A-D) within a first, ad hoc, wireless network (9) comprises the steps of:

i) providing at least first and second network elements (A,B) having respective wireless transceivers (5) therein;

ii) transmitting a request for data by the first network element (A) via its wireless transceiver(5);

iii) receiving a signal containing the request for data by the second network element (B) via its wireless transceiver (5);

iv) determining whether the second network element (B) has the requested data thereupon; and

v) transmitting

(a) a confirmation signal from the second network element (B) if the second network element (B) has access to the requested data; or

(b)a further request for the data by the second network element (B)

if it does not have access to the requested data.