Patent ID: 8358638
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for creating and maintaining a dynamically expendable and updatable wireless network, comprising: distributing a plurality of clients to a plurality of users mobile devices; installing a server and coupling the server to the Internet; receiving at the server resource reports from the clients and using the reports to construct and update a network of Internet connectivity resources, wherein for each resource the reports comprise at least the resource geographical location, the signal strength, and connectivity quality; transmitting to the plurality of clients updates, the updates comprising location, connection profile, and connectivity quality of resources in at least the geographical vicinity of each respective mobile device; and operating each client to periodically perform neighboring resources verification wherein during the neighboring resources verification the client is operated to perform at least one of: checking whether communication traffic is flowing between the mobile device and a default resource; checking whether other resources are available at the current geographical location of the mobile device; disconnecting from current resource, select a neighboring resource, and attempt to connect to the neighboring resource, and: checking whether counter passed a predetermined count threshold and, if not, go to sleep for a predetermined period; otherwise transmit report to server.