In a method of configuring an ad hoc network system including a plurality of wireless terminals, at least one of a plurality of wireless terminals of a network is selected as a current temporary parent wireless terminal, all of the plurality of wireless terminals other than the current temporary parent...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6026303?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6026303 - Method for determining optimal parent terminal and ad hoc network system for the same
