Patent ID: 8914041

Claim:
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 the data spot is further selected from the transmission resources based on a compatibility in communication protocols between the second network user and the transmission resources and a capability of the second network user to receive the data via the sideloading.