Patent ID: 8271522
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a query, based on a category of the query and a geographic area assigned to the category, from a first communication device of a first type by a communication device of a second type communicatively coupled to the first communication device via a network infrastructure, wherein the communication device of the second type is located within the geographic area assigned to the category; selecting, by the communication device of the second type, at least one second communication device of the first type from a plurality of communication devices of the first type that is at least temporarily located within the geographic area; and forwarding, by the communication device of the second type, the query to the selected at least one second communication device via the network infrastructure, wherein the query is respectively forwarded to the selected at least one second communication device to relay the query to at least one third communication device of the first type that is at least temporarily neighboring and communicatively coupled with the selected at least one second communication device.