WO 2014/160455
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`PCT/U82014/026672
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`ENABLING AD HOC TRUSTED CONNECTIONS AMONG ENCLAVED
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`COMMUNICATION COMMUNITIES
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Field of the Invention
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`{seer}
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`'l‘tie present invention generally reiates to electronic communications between
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`secure coimnunities, and more part1"culzrrly3 to providing dynamic access among secure
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`con’rn‘iunities: such as incident communications networks, that enables communication
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`resources of a first secure community to securely access and/or utilize communication
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`resources within other secure communities.
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`Background of the Invention
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`genes}
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`Recentiy,
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`the dynamic creation and use of secure communities that include a
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`collection of communications resources having an administrator that maintains control
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`over a secure community have proliferated.
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`’lThe dynamic creation of secure communities
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`either in response to an incident] event, or other preplanned situation addressed the need
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`to facilitate cotrnnunications among disparate communication devices and resources.
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`[0003]
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`Specifically, a plethora of disparate communications resources exist including
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`resources using private wireless communications tog, public safety and first responder
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`communications networks), public switched network eormnunications resourcesfl public
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`wireless networks, networks of video surveillance devices, private security networks, and
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`the like. Additionally, millions of consumers and public officials are now equipped with
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`smartphone devices that include multiple communications abilities including both voice
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`and video communications.
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`[0004]
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`Often these communications resources cannot communicate to one another. For
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`example, private wireless communication networks, such as those used by public safety
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`or commercial users, are typically isolated from one another and often utilize different
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`and incompatible technologies. While
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`interoperability products
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`are
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`available to
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`interconnect such diverse systems, cooperation among the entities involved is often a
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`barrier to full implementation. Thus, prior art first responder communication systems
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`exist wherein control of the resources of each organization coupled to the system is
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`controlled by a central commander or controller. Each organization providing resources to
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