Patent ID: 9736754
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method for distributing data, the method comprising: at a data server, receiving a path identification request from a portable electronic device disconnected from the data server; the data server receiving a data download request from the portable electronic device disconnected from the data server; dividing, by the data server, the requested data into a plurality of data portions; based on the path identification request in an ad-hoc network, identifying a data-transfer route between a plurality of portable electronic devices connected to the data server and the portable electronic device disconnected from the data server; the data server forwarding the plurality of data portions to the plurality of portable electronic devices connected to the data server; and based on the identified data-transfer route, transferring the requested data from the plurality of portable electronic devices connected to the data server to the portable electronic device disconnected from the data server.