Methods and apparatus for combined peer to peer and wide area network based discovery

A first communications device comprising:

• means for receiving a first signal from a second communications device;
• means for generating a first application alert if said first signal satisfies an application alert criteria;
• and
• means for receiving a second signal from an access point said second signal carrying second communications device information based on a previous signal from the second communications device.

A computer program product for use in a first communications device, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive a first signal from a second communications device;
• code for causing said at least one computer to generate a first application alert if said first signal satisfies an application alert criteria;
• and
• code for causing said at least one computer to receive a second signal from an access point said second signal carrying second communications device information based on a previous signal from the second communications device.

A first communications device comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive a first signal from a second communications device;
• generate a first application alert if said first signal satisfies an application alert criteria;
• and
• receive a second signal from an access point said second signal carrying second communications device information based on a previous signal from the second communications device;
• and memory coupled to said at least one processor.