Service data provision

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016337787-A1
Application number	US-201415109853-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2014
Priority date	Jan 9, 2014
Publication date	Nov 17, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A technique for providing service data is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises operating, in a user apparatus, a first wireless communication portion for short-range wireless communication and a second wireless communication portion for wireless communication, providing, in response to receiving a list of allowable device identifiers from a remote server apparatus via the second wireless communication portion, said list of allowable device identifiers to the first wireless communication portion, and issuing, in response to the first wireless control portion receiving an advertising message comprising a device identifier included in said list of allowable device identifiers, an advertising report including at least one of the received device identifier and a service identifier associated with the received device identifier.

First claim

1 - 36 . (canceled)

37 . An apparatus comprising
a first wireless communication portion for short-range wireless communication, a second wireless communication portion for wireless communication, and at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to provide a control portion for operating the first and second wireless communication portions, wherein the control portion is configured to provide, in response to receiving a list of allowable device identifiers from a remote server apparatus via the second wireless communication portion, said list of allowable device identifiers to the first wireless communication portion, and wherein the first wireless communication portion is configured to provide, in response to receiving an advertising message comprising a device identifier included in said list of allowable device identifiers, the control portion with an advertising report including at least one of the received device identifier and a service identifier associated with the received device identifier.

38 . An apparatus according claim 37 , wherein said first wireless communication portion is configured to apply the Bluetooth Low Energy, BLE, protocol.

39 . An apparatus according to claim 38 , wherein a device identifier comprises a BLE address of an allowable BLE device.

40 . An apparatus according to claim 37 , wherein said second wireless communication portion is configured to apply one of the a wireless local area network, WLAN, protocol and a cellular wireless communication protocol.

41 . An apparatus according to claim 37 , wherein the control portion is configured to cause the first wireless communication portion to start scanning for advertising messages from allowable devices in response to receiving said list.

42 . An apparatus according to claim 37 , wherein said service identifier is received in said advertising message.

43 . An apparatus according to claim 42 ,
wherein said list of allowable device identifiers further includes an associated service identifier for each device identifier included in the list, and wherein the first wireless communication portion is configured to provide the control portion with the advertising report only in response to said received service identifier matching one of the service identifiers associated with said received device identifier in said list.

44 . An apparatus according to claim 37 , wherein a service identifier is provided as a universally unique identifier, UUID.

45 . An apparatus according to claim 37 , wherein the control portion is configured to control the second wireless communication portion to send to the remote server apparatus an indication regarding the user apparatus having entered an area of interest.

46 . An apparatus according to claim 37 , wherein the control portion is configured to control the second wireless communication portion to send a request comprising at least one of said received device identifier and said service identifier in order to obtain additional information regarding a service associated with said device identifier and/or said service identifier.

47 . An apparatus according to claim 46 , wherein the control portion is configured to control the second wireless communication portion to send said request to said remote server apparatus.

48 . An apparatus according to claim 46 , wherein the control portion is configured to control the second wireless communication portion to send said request to a device identified by said received device identifier.

49 . A method comprising
operating, in a user apparatus, a first wireless communication portion for short-range wireless communication and a second wireless communication portion for wireless communication, providing, in response to receiving a list of allowable device identifiers from a remote server apparatus via the second wireless communication portion, said list of allowable device identifiers to the first wireless communication portion, and issuing, in response to the first wireless control portion receiving an advertising message comprising a device identifier included in said list of allowable device identifiers, an advertising report including at least one of the received device identifier and a service identifier associated with the received device identifier.

50 . A method according claim 49 , wherein said first wireless communication portion is configured to apply the Bluetooth Low Energy, BLE, protocol.

51 . A method according to claim 50 , wherein a device identifier comprises a BLE address of an allowable BLE device.

52 . A method according to claim 49 , wherein said second wireless communication portion is configured to apply one of the a wireless local area network, WLAN, protocol and a cellular wireless communication protocol.

53 . A method according to claim 49 , further comprising starting scanning for advertising messages from allowable devices in response to receiving said list.

54 . A method according to claim 49 , wherein said service identifier is received in said advertising message.

55 . A method according to claim 54 ,
wherein said list of allowable device identifiers further includes an associated service identifier for each device identifier included in the list, and wherein the advertising report is provided only in response to said received service identifier matching one of the service identifiers associated with said received device identifier in said list.

56 . A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable non-transitory medium having program code stored thereon, the program code, when executed by an apparatus, causing the apparatus at least to perform:
operating, in a user apparatus, a first wireless communication portion for short-range wireless communication and a second wireless communication portion for wireless communication, providing, in response to receiving a list of allowable device identifiers from a remote server apparatus via the second wireless communication portion, said list of allowable device identifiers to the first wireless communication portion, and issuing, in response to the first wireless control portion receiving an advertising message comprising a device identifier included in said list of allowable device identifiers, an advertising report including at least one of the received device identifier and a service identifier associated with the received device identifier.

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Palin Arto
• Reunamaki Jukka

Classifications

• H04W4/001

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/008 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/80

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

• H04W4/50 Primary

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• G06Q30/0267

  Wireless devices · CPC title