Reducing connection time in direct wireless interaction

A method for reducing connection time via direct wireless interaction, comprising:

• transmitting, in response to receipt of a probe request and with connection circuitry of a device, a probe response to at least one other device;
• causing, following transmission of the probe response, communication circuitry in the device to engage in connection setup operations for direct wireless interaction with the at least one other device, the connection setup operations comprising receiving from the at least one other device an invitation to join a direct wireless interaction group, the invitation comprising an invitation request message that identifies an operating channel;
• determining, with the connection circuitry, the operating channel for the direct wireless interaction from the invitation request message;
• and
• responsive to receiving the invitation from the at least one other device, causing the communication circuitry to engage in connection establishment operations with the at least one other device on the operating channel, the connection establishment operations comprising causing the communication circuitry to initiate scanning only on the operating channel identified in the invitation request message.

At least one non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon, individually or in combination, instructions that when executed by one or more processors result in the following operations for reducing connection time via direct wireless interaction, comprising:

• transmitting, in response to receipt of a probe request and with connection circuitry of a device, a probe response to at least one other device;
• causing, following transmission of the probe response, communication circuitry in the device to engage in connection setup operations for direct wireless interaction with at least one other device, the connection setup operations comprising receiving from the at least one other device an invitation to join a direct wireless interaction group, the invitation comprising an invitation request message that identifies an operating channel;
• determining the operating channel for the direct wireless interaction from the invitation request message;
• and
• responsive to receiving the invitation from the at least one other device, causing the communication circuitry to engage in connection establishment operations with the at least one other device on the operating channel, the connection establishment operations comprising causing the communication circuitry to initiate scanning only on the operating channel identified in the invitation request message.