Patent ID: 8914041
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of determining data spots at a network controller, the method comprising: determining, at the network controller, available transmission resources, the transmission resources including at least a first network user acting as an ad hoc hotspot by transmitting data via sideloading, the first network user having a geographic position associated therewith; determining, at the network controller, characteristics of the transmission resources, the characteristics including a geographic position of the transmission resources and content available at the transmission resources; determining, at the network controller, a geographic position of a data spot selected from the transmission resources, the data spot selected based on the content available at the transmission resources, a content requested by a second network user and the geographic position of the transmission resources in relation to a geographic position of the second network user, the geographic position of the first and second network users being dynamic; transmitting, from the network controller to the second network user, the geographic position of the data spot; determining a change in the geographic position of the transmission resources in relation to the geographic position of the second network user; and repeating the transmitting of the geographic position of the data spot to the second network user based on the determined change, wherein