Broadcast/multicast based network discovery

US10098056B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10098056-B2
Application numberUS-82986310-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 2, 2010
Priority dateMar 31, 2008
Publication dateOct 9, 2018
Grant dateOct 9, 2018

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Abstract

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Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatus, system, and method for use of WLAN access enabled mobile devices such as notebooks and handheld communication devices. In particular, embodiments of the invention relate to methodology whereby WiFi enabled devices can automatically select the appropriate service provider, in a power efficient manner, thereby taking advantage of different services offered by different service providers.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for wireless communications, the method comprising: wirelessly receiving, at a Network Advertising Provide Advertising Server (NAP AdvS), a first transmission from an access point, the first transmission having a primary advertising query; based on a determination that the NAP AdvS is not able to satisfy the primary advertising query: wirelessly transmitting a second transmission to a subscription service provider, the second transmission having a secondary advertising query; and wirelessly receiving a third transmission from the subscription service provider, the third transmission having a secondary advertising response; and wirelessly transmitting a fourth transmission to the access point, the fourth transmission having a primary advertising response; wherein the primary and secondary advertising queries each contain a request for information indicating advertised capabilities and services available from other networks; wherein the primary and secondary advertising responses each contain information indicating the advertised capabilities and services available from the other networks. 2. A wireless communications device, the device configured for: wirelessly receiving, at a Network Advertising Provide Advertising Server (NAP AdvS), a first transmission from an access point, the first transmission having a primary advertising query; based on a determination that the NAP AdvS is not able to satisfy the primary advertising query: wirelessly transmitting a second transmission to a subscription service provider, the second transmission having a secondary advertising query; and wirelessly receiving a third transmission from the subscription service provider, the third transmission having a secondary advertising response; and wirelessly transmitting a fourth transmission to the access point, the fourth transmission having a primary advertising response; wherein the primary and secondary advertising queries each contain a request for information indicating advertised capabilities and services available from other networks; wherein the primary and secondary advertising responses each contain information indicating the advertised capabilities and services available from the other networks.

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  • Access point devices · CPC title

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US10098056B2 cover?
Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatus, system, and method for use of WLAN access enabled mobile devices such as notebooks and handheld communication devices. In particular, embodiments of the invention relate to methodology whereby WiFi enabled devices can automatically select the appropriate service provider, in a power efficient manner, thereby taking advantage of different service…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gupta Vivek, Canpolat Necati, Intel Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W48/14. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 09 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).