Patent ID: 11877231
Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A computerized wireless device configured for use within ad hoc network, the computerized wireless device comprising:
digital processor apparatus;
at least one first wireless interface apparatus in data communication with the digital processor apparatus and configured for wireless communication with other wireless devices;
at least one second wireless interface apparatus in data communication with the digital processor apparatus and configured for wireless communication with mobile access devices; and
storage apparatus in data communication with the digital processor apparatus and comprising a storage medium, the storage medium comprising at least one computer program, the at least one computer program configured to, when executed on the digital processor apparatus, cause the computerized wireless device to:
transmit data representative of an ad hoc access invitation at one of: (i) a predetermined power level, (ii) a power level determined using at least one of a number of ad hoc network anchors, of (iii) a power level determined using a distance to a neighboring ad hoc network anchor;
receive data representative of a response to the ad hoc access invitation;
interact with mobile network provider equipment to determine whether the response is associated with a second computerized wireless device authorized to connect to an ad hoc network; and
based on the determination indicating that the response is associated with the second computerized wireless device authorized to connect to the ad hoc network, admitting the second computerized wireless device to the ad hoc network.