Peer-to-peer sharing of network resources

摘要

A first mobile device receives, from each of a plurality of other mobile devices, information related to the availability of at least one network resource provided by at least a first network offered for sharing by the respective other mobile device. The first mobile device also receives a request from a second mobile device to access the network resource provided by the first network shared by at least one of the plurality of other mobile devices. The first mobile device selects at least one of the other mobile devices to share the network resource provided by the first network with the second mobile device. The first mobile device communicates to the second mobile device peer-to-peer network connection information of the selected at least one of the other mobile devices.

主权项

1. A first mobile device, comprising:
a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising: receiving, by the first mobile device, from each of a plurality of other mobile devices, information related to the availability of at least one network resource provided by at least a first network offered for sharing by the respective other mobile device; receiving, by the first mobile device, a request from a second mobile device to access the network resource provided by the first network shared by at least one of the plurality of other mobile devices; selecting, by the first mobile device, at least one of the other mobile devices to share the network resource provided by the first network with the second mobile device based on at least one parameter indicated by the first mobile device or at least one parameter indicated by at least one of the plurality of other mobile devices; and communicating, from the first mobile device to the second mobile device, peer-to-peer network connection information of the selected at least one of the other mobile devices, wherein the peer-to-peer network connection information is configured to be processed by the second mobile device to establish a peer-to-peer communication link between the second mobile device and each of the selected at least one of the other mobile devices via a second network and access the network resource of the first network shared by the selected at least one of the other mobile devices via the peer-to-peer communication link.