Patent ID: 9380627
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying at least one program executable in a first mobile device, the at least one program having instructions that perform a method comprising: facilitating a receipt of a downlink message from a node within a network infrastructure, the downlink message being intended for a second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device is not in direct communication with the network infrastructure; calculating a pattern of access for a communication link with the second mobile device over a wireless ad hoc network, wherein the wireless ad hoc network is separate from the network infrastructure; storing the downlink message in a memory buffer when the communication link is unavailable with the second mobile device over the wireless ad hoc network and is predicted to become available at a particular point in time based at least in part on the calculated pattern of access for the communication link with the second mobile device; and facilitating a forward of the downlink message to the second mobile device over the communication link with the second mobile device at the particular point in time at which the communication link is predicted to be available using the wireless ad hoc network; or facilitating a discard of the downlink message intended for the second mobile device when the communication link is not predicted to become available based at least in part on the calculated pattern of access for the communication link with the second mobile device.