Wireless communication link establishment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9351322-B2
Application number	US-201013822399-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2010
Priority date	Sep 24, 2010
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, a computer program product and a method is provided for establishment of a wireless communication link through machine reading. The example embodiment comprises receiving at least information identifying a wireless communication device through machine reading a machine-readable object, and initiating a wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device using the received information, wherein the wireless communication link establishment is incorporated with an indication that a machine-readable object associated with the wireless communication device was read.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at an apparatus, through machine reading a machine-readable object, at least information identifying a wireless communication device, wherein the received at least information identifying the wireless communication device comprises at least a device identifier for connecting with the wireless communication device over a certain communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier, and
wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded; and
initiating, by the apparatus, wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device over the certain communication protocol using the received device identifier, wherein the wireless communication link establishment is incorporated with an indication that the machine-readable object associated with the wireless communication device was read, and wherein initiating wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device comprises selecting the certain wireless communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the information received through machine-reading the machine-readable object further comprises information associated with the machine-readable object.

3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein wireless communication link establishment is further incorporated with the additional information associated with the machine-readable object.

4. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
receive at least information identifying a wireless communication device through machine reading a machine-readable object, wherein the received at least information identifying the wireless communication device comprises at least a device identifier for connecting with the wireless communication device over a certain communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier, and
wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded; and
initiate a wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device over the certain communication protocol using the received device identifier, wherein the wireless communication link establishment is incorporated with an indication that the machine-readable object associated with the wireless communication device was read, and wherein initiating wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device comprises selecting the certain wireless communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier.

5. An apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions are configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to further perform at least the following:
receive information associated with the machine-readable object; and
incorporate wireless communication link establishment with the received information associated with the machine-readable object.

6. A method, comprising:
receiving, at an apparatus, a connection establishment initiation from a wireless communication device;
determining, by the apparatus, whether the connection establishment initiation includes an indication that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device,
wherein reading of the machine readable object provides the wireless communication device with information comprising at least an apparatus identifier for connecting with the apparatus over a selected certain communication protocol corresponding to the apparatus identifier, and
wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded; and
participating, by the apparatus, in the wireless connection establishment and performing an associated action in response to determination that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device initiating the connection establishment.

7. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the associated action comprises prioritizing the connection establishment initiation from other connection establishment initiations.

8. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the associated action comprises at least accepting the connection establishment initiation with a reduced set of security verifications.

9. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the associated action comprises at least initiating of an application or service to communicate using only the network interface from which the connection establishment initiation was received.

10. A method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
determining, by the apparatus, that the connection establishment initiation includes additional information associated with a particular machine-readable object; and
performing, by the apparatus, an action associated with the machine-readable object.

11. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
receive a connection establishment initiation from a wireless communication device;
determine whether the connection establishment initiation includes an indication that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device,
wherein reading of the machine readable object provides the wireless communication device with information comprising at least an apparatus identifier for connecting with the apparatus over a selected certain communication protocol corresponding to the apparatus identifier, and
wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded; and
participate in the wireless connection establishment and perform an associated action in response to determination that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device initiating the connection establishment.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the associated action comprises at least prioritizing the connection establishment initiation from other connection establishment initiations.

13. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the associated action comprises at least accepting connection establishment initiation with a reduced set of security verifications.

14. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the associated action comprises at least initiation of an application or service to communicate using only the network interface from which the connection establishment initiation was received.

15. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one proce

Assignees

• Suumaki Jan
• Bacioccola Andrea
• Steele James
• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Suumaki Jan
• Bacioccola Andrea
• Steele James

Classifications

• H04W76/02

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/008

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W76/021 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/7253

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72412 Primary

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title