Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing access to wireless data to devices that, for any given reason, cannot communicate on long range wireless networks. As described herein, host devices can allow guest devices to pair via a short range wireless system. Host devices can then act like a courier for data that a guest device wishes to send. A broker system can schedule pairing between devices based on how much data a host device is willing to sell and at what price. Examples of guest devices could be sports equipment used to measure analytic sports data. Integrating a complete cellular interface into a ball may be expensive, considering the costs of data plans. It may be cheaper for an integrated Bluetooth chip to intermittently connect to a nearby smartphone and use the smartphone to send data to a user.

Abstract: Method and computer-readable medium are provided for controlling signaling and channel assignment in a decentralized trunked radio system to operationally mimic a centralized trunked radio system. The method allows monitoring a parameter indicative of elapsed time of channel activity, such as control channel or working channel activity or both, presently being carried in a respective one of a plurality of radio frequencies assigned to the radio system. Upon the parameter indicative of elapsed time of channel activity reaching a respective target value, the method allows determining whether there is another radio frequency in the plurality of radio frequencies assigned to the radio system available for carrying the channel activity presently being carried by the one radio frequency. If the determining action indicates the presence of an available radio frequency for carrying the channel activity, the channel activity is shifted from the one radio frequency to the available radio frequency.

Abstract: Method and computer-readable medium are provided for controlling signaling and channel assignment in a decentralized trunked radio system to operationally mimic a centralized trunked radio system. The method allows monitoring a parameter indicative of elapsed time of channel activity, such as control channel or working channel activity or both, presently being carried in a respective one of a plurality of radio frequencies assigned to the radio system. Upon the parameter indicative of elapsed time of channel activity reaching a respective target value, the method allows determining whether there is another radio frequency in the plurality of radio frequencies assigned to the radio system available for carrying the channel activity presently being carried by the one radio frequency. If the determining action indicates the presence of an available radio frequency for carrying the channel activity, the channel activity is shifted from the one radio frequency to the available radio frequency.