Method and device for investigating WiFi display service in a WiFi direct network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10117157-B2
Application number	US-201013510548-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2010
Priority date	Nov 17, 2009
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A method and device for discovering a WiFi display service in a Wi-Fi direct (WFD) network, the method includes: generating a service discovery request frame for discovering a service supported by a second WFD device in the WFD network; transmitting the service discovery request frame to the second WFD device; and receiving a service discovery response frame from the second WFD device in response to the service discovery request frame, wherein the service discovery request frame and the service discovery response frame are generated by using a generic advertising service (GAS) initial request frame of 802.11u and a GAS initial response frame of 802.11u, respectively.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for a first Wi-Fi display (WFD) device to discover a WiFi display service in a WFD network, the method comprising:
generating, performed by at least one processor, a service discovery request frame for discovering a service supported by a second WFD device in the WFD network;
transmitting, performed by the at least one processor, the service discovery request frame to the second WFD device; and
receiving, performed by the at least one processor, a service discovery response frame from the second WFD device in response to the service discovery request frame,
wherein the service discovery request frame and the service discovery response frame are generated by using a generic advertising service (GAS) initial request frame of 802.11u and a GAS initial response frame of 802.11u, respectively,
wherein the GAS initial request frame comprises a service protocol type, and
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 0, the service protocol indicates all service protocols,
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 1, the service protocol indicates a bonjour protocol,
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 2, the service protocol indicates a UPnP protocol,
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 3, the service protocol indicates a Wi-Fi Display protocol,
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 4, the service protocol indicates vendor specific protocol, and
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 5-255, the service protocol indicates reserved identifiers.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the GAS initial request frame further comprises a service information type and a service name,
wherein the service information type comprises an identifier corresponding to any one of information regarding a service name, service information detail, and vendor expansion information, and
wherein the service name comprises a name of a corresponding service of which service information is to be requested.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the GAS initial response frame further comprises the service protocol type, a service information type, a status code, and service information,
wherein the service protocol type comprises an identifier for identifying the WiFi display service or an identifier of a vendor expansion protocol,
wherein the service information type comprises an identifier corresponding to any one of information requested from among a service name, service information detail, and vendor expansion information,
wherein the status code comprises information regarding a result of a service information request, and
wherein the service information comprises service information requested based on the service information type.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the service information comprises at least one of device capability information, video profile information, audio profile information, transport capability information, system information, display capability information, and three-dimensional (3D) capability information, and an identifier thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selectively establishing a layer 2 secure connection to the second WFD device based on information regarding services supported by the second WFD device, which is included in the service discovery response frame.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first WFD device and the second WFD device are Wi-Fi display certified devices.

7. A method for a second Wi-Fi display (WFD) device discovers a WiFi display service in a WFD network, the method comprising:
receiving, performed by at least one processor, a service discovery request frame for discovering a service supported by the second WFD device of the WFD network from a first WFD device;
generating, performed by the at least one processor, a service discovery response frame in response to the service discovery request frame; and
transmitting, performed by the at least one processor, the service discovery response frame to the first WFD device,
wherein the service discovery request frame and the service discovery response frame are generated by using a generic advertising service (GAS) initial request frame of 802.11u and a GAS initial response frame of 802.11u, respectively,
wherein the GAS initial request frame comprises a service protocol type, and
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 0, the service protocol indicates all service protocols,
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 1, the service protocol indicates a bonjour protocol,
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 2, the service protocol indicates a UPnP protocol,
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 3, the service protocol indicates a Wi-Fi Display protocol,
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 4, the service protocol indicates vendor specific protocol, and
wherein when the service protocol type comprises an identifier of 5-255, the service protocol indicates reserved identifiers.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the GAS initial request frame comprises a service information type and a service name,
wherein the service information type comprises an identifier corresponding to any one of information regarding a service name, service information detail, and vendor expansion information, and
wherein the service name comprises a name of a corresponding service of which service information is to be requested.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the GAS initial response frame further comprises the service protocol type, a service information type, a status code, and service information,
wherein the service protocol type comprises an identifier for identifying the WiFi display service or an identifier of a vendor expansion protocol,
wherein the service information type comprises an identifier corresponding to any one of information requested from among a service name, service information detail, and vendor expansion information,
wherein the status code comprises information regarding a result of a service information request, and
wherein the service information comprises service information requested based on the service information type.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the service information comprises at least one of device capability information, video profile information, audio profile information, transport capability information, system information, display capability information, and three-dimensional (3D) capability information, and an identifier thereof.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first WFD device and the second WFD device are Wi-Fi display certified devices.

12. A first Wi-Fi display (WFD) device in a WFD network, the first WFD device comprising:
a frame generator comprising a processor which generates a service discovery request frame for discovering a service supported by a second WFD device in the WFD network;
a frame transmitter which transmits the service discovery request frame to the second WFD device; and
a frame receiver which receives a service discovery response frame from the second WFD device in response to the service discovery request frame,
wherein the service discovery request frame and the service discovery response frame are generated by using an 802.11 u generic advertising service (GAS) initial request frame and an 802.11u GAS initial response frame, respectively,
wherein the GAS initial request frame comprises a service protocol type, and
wherein when the service protocol type compri

Assignees

• Verma Lochan
• Na Il Ju
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Verma Lochan
• Na Il-Ju

Classifications

• H04W48/16 Primary

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title

• H04W48/08 Primary

  Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) · CPC title

• Y02D30/70

  in wireless communication networks · CPC title

• H04W8/24

  Transfer of terminal data · CPC title

• H04W12/50

  Secure pairing of devices · CPC title