| US 7,573,904 B2 | ||
| Ad hoc networking of terminals aided by a cellular network | ||
| Roman Pichna, Espoo (Finland); Keijo Lähetkangas, Oulu (Finland); and Kai Mustonen, Oulu (Finland) | ||
| Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 14, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/36,956. | ||
| Application 11/036956 is a continuation of application No. 10/179397, filed on Jun. 24, 2002, granted, now 6,904,055. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0152396 A1, Jul. 14, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 3/22 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—467 [370/313; 370/353; 370/401; 370/466] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A method, comprising:
sending an identifier of a first terminal to a cellular network;
sending a request to the cellular network for communication link information for establishing a communication link between
the first terminal and a second terminal in an ad hoc network, wherein the first terminal includes a first interface configured
to communicate with the cellular network and the first and second terminals include a second interface configured to communicate
over the ad hoc network;
receiving the communication link information from the cellular network on the basis of the identifier of first terminal; and
establishing a communication link in an ad hoc manner over the second interface directly between the first terminal and the
second terminal on the basis of the received communication link information.
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