US 12,113,720 B2
Systems and methods for creating situational networks
Charles A. Eldering, Brooklyn, NY (US); Michael W. Alston, Norfolk, VA (US); and Khaliq D. Chou-Kudu, Brookline, MA (US)
Assigned to SitNet LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by SitNet LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/410,580.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/438,395, filed on Jan. 11, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/438,392, filed on Jan. 11, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0236018 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 47/70 (2022.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01); H04L 51/216 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 47/828 (2013.01) [H04L 51/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/216 (2022.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
identifying a geographical area affected by a situation;
identifying a plurality of devices associated with a plurality of users in the identified geographical area;
causing the plurality of devices to enter a situation mode, wherein a device in the situation mode is configured to share protected data;
obtaining protected data from each of the plurality of devices that comprises, for each respective device of the plurality of devices, contact list information from a respective plurality of modes of communication available on the respective device;
generating, based on the contact list information of each of the plurality of devices, a data structure that identifies connections between users of the plurality of users, and identifies available modes of communication for each connection; and
establishing, based on the data structure, a plurality of group communication channels for a plurality of sub-sets of the plurality of devices, wherein each group communication channel of the plurality of group communication channels allows for communication via one of the available modes of communication.