System and method for enhance the user experience of applications for proximity-based peer-to-peer mobile computing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10470225-B2
Application number	US-201415119602-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2014
Priority date	Mar 26, 2014
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

The disclosure is related to searching for a second device to provide a service that a first device is attempting to establish. The first device sends a search profile and a capabilities profile to the second device using near field communication (NFC), the search profile including criteria describing the service the first device is attempting to establish, the capabilities profile including connection capabilities of the first device, receives a score from the second device, the score indicating a closeness of a match between the search profile and the capabilities profile and one or more services and capabilities of the second device, and determines whether to connect with the second device to establish the service based on the received score.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of searching for a second device to provide a service that a first device is attempting to establish, comprising:
sending a search profile and a capabilities profile from the first device to the second device using near field communication (NFC), the search profile including criteria describing the service the first device is attempting to establish, the capabilities profile including data exchange compatibility and supported network connectivity of the first device;
receiving a score from the second device, the score indicating a closeness of a match between the search profile and the capabilities profile and one or more services and capabilities of the second device; and
determining whether to connect with the second device to establish the service based on the received score.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending connection configuration information to the second device based on the first device determining to connect with the second device; and
connecting with the second device based on the connection configuration information.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the sending the connection configuration information is performed using NFC.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the connection configuration information comprises one or more of an image format, a video format, a resolution, an audio format, a bit rate, a payload size, a bandwidth, a power efficiency, or a supported network connection.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer service.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer file sharing service.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer communication session.

8. A method of providing a score for a service that a second device is attempting to establish, comprising:
receiving, by a first device, a search profile and a capabilities profile from the second device using near field communication (NFC), the search profile including criteria describing the service the first device is attempting to establish, the capabilities profile including data exchange compatibility and supported network connectivity of the first device;
calculating a score indicating a closeness of a match between the search profile and the capabilities profile and one or more services and capabilities of the second device; and
sending the score to the second device using NFC.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving connection configuration information from the second device based on the second device determining to connect with the first device; and
connecting with the second device based on the connection configuration information.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the receiving the connection configuration information is performed using NFC.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the connection configuration information comprises one or more of an image format, a video format, a resolution, an audio format, a bit rate, a payload size, a bandwidth, a power efficiency, or a supported network connection.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer service.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer file sharing service.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer communication session.

15. An apparatus for searching for a second device to provide a service that a first device is attempting to establish, comprising:
at least one processor of the first device configured to:
cause a transceiver of the first device to send a search profile and a capabilities profile from the first device to the second device using near field communication (NFC), the search profile including criteria describing the service the first device is attempting to establish, the capabilities profile including data exchange compatibility and supported network connectivity of the first device;
cause the transceiver to receive a score from the second device, the score indicating a closeness of a match between the search profile and the capabilities profile and one or more services and capabilities of the second device; and
determine whether to connect with the second device to establish the service based on the received score.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
cause the transceiver to send connection configuration information to the second device based on a determination by the first device to connect with the second device; and
cause the transceiver to connect with the second device based on the connection configuration information.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the transceiver is configured to send the connection configuration information using NFC.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the connection configuration information comprises one or more of an image format, a video format, a resolution, an audio format, a bit rate, a payload size, a bandwidth, a power efficiency, or a supported network connection.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer service.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer file sharing service.

21. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer communication session.

22. An apparatus for providing a score for a service that a second device is attempting to establish, comprising:
at least one processor of a first device configured to:
cause a transceiver of the first device to receive a search profile and a capabilities profile from the second device using near field communication (NFC), the search profile including criteria describing the service the first device is attempting to establish, the capabilities profile including data exchange compatibility and supported network connectivity of the first device;
calculate a score indicating a closeness of a match between the search profile and the capabilities profile and one or more services and capabilities of the second device; and
cause the transceiver to send the score to the second device using NFC.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
cause the transceiver to receive connection configuration information from the second device based on a determination by the second device to connect with the first device; and
cause the transceiver to connect with the second device based on the connection configuration information.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the transceiver is configured to receive the connection configuration information using NFC.

25. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the connection configuration information comprises one or more of an image format, a video format, a resolution, an audio format, a bit rate, a payload size, a bandwidth, a power efficiency, or a supported network connection.

26. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer service.

27. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to-peer file sharing service.

28. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the service comprises a proximity-based peer-to

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc
• Zhao Haijun
• Spencer Brian

Inventors

• Zhao Haijun
• Spencer Brian

Classifications

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04W76/14 Primary

  Direct-mode setup · CPC title

• H04W8/24

  Transfer of terminal data · CPC title

• H04W8/183

  Processing at user equipment or user record carrier · CPC title

• H04W8/005

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title