Developing distributed algorithms for the proximate internet

近距互联网是一个移动/固定设备的网络，在这个网络中，设备可以发现其附近的设备并与之交互。近距互联网的主要目标是将我们与我们周围的本地物理世界连接起来。近距互联网有许多应用，包括社交网络、移动广告和远程控制设备。考虑一下这样的情况：我们在附近寻找一家日本餐馆，叫一辆可用的出租车，想知道附近是否有朋友，愿意接收销售或招聘广告，希望与附近的人互动，或者需要控制附近的设备。这些仅仅是距离关系的几个例子，因此我们可以从近距离互联网中受益匪浅。

The proximate Internet is a network of mobile/fixed devices in which devices can discover and interact with those that are within their vicinity. The primary objective of the proximate Internet is to connect us to the local physical world around us. The proximate Internet has numerous applications including social networking, mobile advertising, and controlling devices remotely. Consider situations where we are in a neighborhood searching for a Japanese restaurant, hailing an available taxi, wondering if a friend is close by, willing to receive sale or job advertisements, wishing to interact with a nearby person, or requiring to control nearby devices. These are only a few examples where proximity matters, hence we can greatly benefit from the proximate Internet.