Patent ID: 8406206

Claim:
A method for sharing data between a first mobile device managed by a first stationary device and a second mobile device managed by a second stationary device in a wireless network, comprising: storing, by a third stationary device in the wireless network, in a database a content related information associated with the first mobile device; transmitting a query, by the third stationary device, to the first mobile device, wherein the query requests state information associated with the first mobile device; receiving a request for the content related information, by the third stationary device, from the second mobile device, wherein status of the second mobile device maintaining a valid communication link with the second stationary device has been stored in the database; receiving a response to the query, by the third stationary device, from the first mobile device, wherein the response to the query includes the state information associated with the first mobile device; storing the received state information, by the third stationary device, in the database to keep track of topology related information of the wireless network; searching the database, by the third stationary device, for the content related information; and transmitting, by the third stationary device, a search result to the second mobile device enabling the transfer of content between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.