Patent ID: 8818861
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by an advertising mobile station in a wireless network, a master profile message from at least one of an access node and an access node designated group master mobile station, the master profile message comprising, for each of a plurality of mobile stations in the wireless network, a timing parameter and at least one profile element; selecting, by the advertising mobile station, at least one receiving mobile station from the plurality of mobile stations based, at least in part, on comparing the timing parameter of the receiving mobile station to the timing parameter of the advertising mobile station and checking the at least one profile element of the receiving mobile station against a proposed advertisement; sending, by the advertising mobile station, a location request message to the at least one receiving mobile station; and receiving, by the advertising mobile station, a location message from the at least one receiving mobile station, the location message indicating a location of the at least one receiving mobile station, wherein the receiving the master profile message, the selecting, the sending, and the receiving the location message are performed by at least one processor.