Event-driven discovery method and apparatus
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSalil Pradhan, Mehrban Jam
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Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for performing discovery between devices in a network. Using event-driven discovery, devices conserve energy resources and more rapidly join a given network. The event-driven discovery detects a common-event associated with a first device preparing to communicate with a second device. The first device then discovers the second device in response to detection of the common-event. For example, this common-event could be a handshake with another person. During discovery, the first and second devices exchange respective information and optionally may establish a communication session to exchange further information if desired.
Claims41
A discovery method facilitating communication between devices, comprising:
- detecting a common-event associated with a first device preparing to communicate with a second device;
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- initiating discovery of the second device by the first device responsive to detection of the common-event associated with the first device, wherein the first and second device exchange respective information.
A discovery apparatus that facilitates detection of a device in a network, comprising:
- means for detecting a characteristic of a common-event;
- means for a first device to initiate discovery of a second device responsive to the detection of the common-event;
- means for the first and second device to exchange respective information during the discovery;
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- means for establishing a communication session between the first device and the second device.
An apparatus for discovering devices in a network, comprising:
- a sensor component capable of detecting a common-event and initiating a discovery of devices in a network responsive to the common-event;
- a transceiver component capable of processing a discovery protocol for discovering other devices;
- a power source component that provides energy to operate the apparatus;
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- a processor that processes operations associated with discovering devices in a network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.