Systems/methods of providing a processing capability to a first device by a second device
View Patent ↗Inventive concepts and embodiments associated therewith are provided wherein a first device may solicit a processing capability from at least one second device that may be proximate to the first device. In some embodiments, the processing capability comprises receiving data by the at least one second device from the first device, processing the data and transmitting by the at least one second device a processed version of said data to a destination device. In some embodiments, the first device comprises a smartphone that is configured to perform operations comprising wirelessly soliciting the processing capability from the at least one second device. In some embodiments, the at least one second device comprises at least one smartphone and the destination device comprises a base station.
1. A first device that is configured to perform operations comprising:
determining that a second device is configured to provide a processing capability to the first device;
selecting the second device that is configured to provide the processing capability to the first device, wherein said selecting comprises selecting from a plurality of devices each one of which is configured to provide the processing capability to the first device;
communicating with the second device; and
receiving the processing capability from the second device;
wherein said receiving the processing capability comprises transmitting by the first device to the second device a first signal comprising N bits of information; and
causing the second device to transmit a second signal comprising M bits of information;
wherein M≥N, wherein M and N are positive integers.
2. The first device according to claim 1 ,
wherein said determining comprises wirelessly determining;
wherein said communicating comprises wirelessly communicating; and/or
wherein said receiving comprises wirelessly receiving.
3. The first device according to claim 1 ,
wherein said determining and/or said communicating comprises communicating using a wireless Bluetooth link and/or a wireless WiFi link.
4. The first device according to claim 1 ,
wherein said determining comprises detecting and/or identifying the presence of the second device that is configured to provide the processing capability.
5. The first device according to claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises a smartphone and wherein the second device comprises a smartphone.
6. The first device according to claim 1 , wherein the first device is proximate to the second device.
7. The first device according to claim 6 , wherein said proximate comprises a distance of 100 feet or less.
8. The first device according to claim 1 , wherein said communicating comprises using frequencies that are mutually exclusive to frequencies allocated for cellular communications.
9. The first device according to claim 1 , wherein said selecting the second device comprises selecting two distinct devices.
10. The first device according to claim 1 ,
wherein said transmitting comprises transmitting using a first protocol; and
wherein said causing the second device to transmit comprises causing the second device to transmit using a second protocol that differs from the first protocol.
11. The first device according to claim 1 ,
wherein said transmitting comprises transmitting using a first protocol; and
wherein said causing the second device to transmit comprises causing the second device to transmit using the first protocol and/or a variant thereof.
12. The first device according to claim 10 ,
wherein said transmitting using the first protocol comprises transmitting using frequencies that are mutually exclusive to frequencies allocated for cellular communications; and
wherein said causing the second device to transmit using the second protocol comprises transmitting using frequencies that are allocated for cellular communications.
13. A method comprising:
determining that a second device is configured to provide a processing capability to a first device;
selecting the second device that is configured to provide the processing capability to the first device, wherein said selecting comprises selecting from a plurality of devices each one of which is configured to provide the processing capability to the first device;
communicating with the second device; and
receiving the processing capability from the second device;
wherein said receiving the processing capability comprises transmitting by the first device to the second device a first signal comprising N bits of information; and
causing the second device to transmit a second signal comprising M bits of information;
wherein M≥N, wherein M and N are positive integers.
14. The method according to claim 13 ,
wherein said determining comprises wirelessly determining;
wherein said communicating comprises wirelessly communicating; and/or
wherein said receiving comprises wirelessly receiving.
15. The method according to claim 13 ,
wherein said determining and/or said communicating comprises communicating using a wireless Bluetooth link and/or a wireless WiFi link.
16. The method according to claim 13 ,
wherein said determining comprises detecting and/or identifying the presence of the second device that is configured to provide the processing capability.
17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the first device comprises a smartphone and wherein the second device comprises a smartphone.
18. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the first device is proximate to the second device.
19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein said proximate comprises a distance of 100 feet or less.
20. The method according to claim 13 , wherein said communicating comprises using frequencies that are mutually exclusive to frequencies allocated for cellular communications.
21. The method according to claim 13 , wherein said selecting the second device comprises selecting two distinct devices.
22. The method according to claim 13 ,
wherein said transmitting comprises transmitting using a first protocol; and
wherein said causing the second device to transmit comprises causing the second device to transmit using a second protocol that differs from the first protocol.
23. The method according to claim 13 ,
wherein said transmitting comprises transmitting using a first protocol; and
wherein said causing the second device to transmit comprises causing the second device to transmit using the first protocol and/or a variant thereof.
24. The method according to claim 22 ,
wherein said transmitting using the first protocol comprises transmitting using frequencies that are mutually exclusive to frequencies allocated for cellular communications; and
wherein said causing the second device to transmit using the second protocol comprises transmitting using frequencies that are allocated for cellular communications.
25. The method according to claim 18 , wherein said proximate comprises a distance of 10 feet or less.