# US 2014/0196125 A1 · Deploying wireless docking as a service > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196125 A1 - Document ID: US20140196125A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/023,217 - Filed: 2013-09-10 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Xiaolong Huang; Andrew Mackinnon Davidson; Rolf De Vegt - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196125A1 ## CPC - H04W 12/06: Authentication - G06F 1/1632: {External expansion units, e.g. docking stations} - H04L 63/083: {using passwords (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226)} - H04W 12/50: Secure pairing of devices - H04W 12/71: Hardware identity - H04W 48/08: Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A wireless dockee device may include a memory, and at least one processor configured to authenticate the wireless dockee to a wireless docking service using a Wi-Fi direct service (WFDS) application service platform (ASP). A wireless docking center device may include a memory, and at least one processor configured to authenticate a wireless dockee to a wireless docking service of a wireless docking center using a Wi-Fi direct service (WFDS) application service platform (ASP). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: authenticating, by a wireless docking center, a wireless dockee, to a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center using a Wi-Fi direct service (WFDS) application service platform (ASP). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein authenticating the wireless dockee to the WFDS is based on secret data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein authenticating the wireless dockee to the WFDS based on secret data further comprises: transmitting the secret data during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: establishing, by the wireless docking center, a wireless docking service session using the ASP. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: authenticating, by the wireless docking center, the wireless dockee, with a peripheral function service of the wireless docking center. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: receiving, by the wireless docking center, from the wireless dockee, secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service, wherein authenticating the dockee to the peripheral function service further comprises authenticating, by the wireless docking center, the dockee based on the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service is received during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: creating, by the wireless docking center, a peripheral function service session for the peripheral function service using the ASP. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: creating, by the wireless docking center, secret data for authenticating the dockee with a peripheral function service of the wireless docking center; and transmitting, by the wireless docking center, to the dockee, the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service. ### Claim 10 A method comprising: authenticating, by a wireless dockee, to a wireless docking service of a wireless docking center using a Wi-Fi direct service (WFDS) application service platform (ASP). ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein authenticating the wireless dockee to the WFDS is based on secret data. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the secret data is transmitted during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: establishing, by the wireless dockee, a wireless docking service session using the ASP. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: authenticating, by the wireless dockee, with a peripheral function service of the wireless docking center. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: transmitting, by the wireless dockee, to the wireless docking center, secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service, wherein authenticating with the peripheral service further comprises authenticating, by the wireless dockee, to the peripheral service of the wireless docking center based on the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral service is transmitted by the wireless dockee during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: creating, by the wireless docking center, a peripheral function service session using the ASP. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: receiving, by the wireless dockee, from the wireless docking center, secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service of the wireless docking center. ### Claim 19 An apparatus comprising: means for authenticating, by a wireless docking center, a wireless dockee, to a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center using a Wi-Fi direct service (WFDS) application service platform (ASP). ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein authenticating the wireless dockee to the WFDS is based on secret data. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein authenticating the wireless dockee to the WFDS based on secret data further comprises: means for transmitting the secret data during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising: means for establishing, by the wireless docking center, a wireless docking service session using the ASP. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising: means for authenticating, by the wireless docking center, the wireless dockee, with a peripheral function service of the wireless docking center. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising: means for receiving, by the wireless docking center, from the wireless dockee, secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service, wherein the means for authenticating the dockee to the peripheral function service further comprises means for authenticating, by the wireless docking center, the dockee based on the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service is received during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising: means for creating, by the wireless docking center, a peripheral function service session for the peripheral function service using the ASP. ### Claim 27 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising: means for creating, by the wireless docking center, secret data for authenticating the dockee with a peripheral function service of the wireless docking center; and means for transmitting, by the wireless docking center, to the dockee, the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service. ### Claim 28 An apparatus comprising: means for authenticating, by a wireless dockee, to a wireless docking center, to a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center using a Wi-Fi direct service (WFDS) application service platform (ASP). ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the means for authenticating the wireless dockee to the WFDS is based on secret data. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the secret data is transmitted during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 31 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising: establishing, by the wireless dockee, a wireless docking service session using the ASP. ### Claim 32 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising: means for authenticating, by the wireless dockee, with a peripheral function service of the wireless docking center. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The apparatus of claim 32, further comprising: means for transmitting, by the wireless dockee, to the wireless docking center, secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service, wherein the means for authenticating with the peripheral service further comprises means for authenticating, by the wireless dockee, to the peripheral service of the wireless docking center based on the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral service is transmitted by the wireless dockee during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 35 (depends on 32) The apparatus of claim 32, further comprising: means for creating, by the wireless docking center, a peripheral function service session using the ASP. ### Claim 36 (depends on 32) The apparatus of claim 32, further comprising: means for receiving, by the wireless dockee, from the wireless docking center, secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service of the wireless docking center. ### Claim 37 An apparatus comprising: a memory; and at least one processor configured to: authenticate a wireless dockee to a wireless docking service of the wireless docking center using a Wi-Fi direct service (WFDS) application service platform (ASP). ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The apparatus of claim 37, wherein authenticating the wireless dockee to the WFDS is based on secret data. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The apparatus of claim 38, wherein to authenticate the wireless dockee to the WFDS based on secret data, the at least one processor is further configured to: transmit the secret data during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 40 (depends on 37) The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: establish a wireless docking service session using the ASP. ### Claim 41 (depends on 37) The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: authenticate the wireless dockee with a peripheral function service of a wireless docking center. ### Claim 42 (depends on 41) The apparatus of claim 41, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: receive, from the wireless dockee, secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service, wherein to authenticate the dockee to the peripheral function service, the at least one processor is further configured to authenticate the dockee based on the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service. ### Claim 43 (depends on 42) The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service is received during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 44 (depends on 41) The apparatus of claim 41, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: create a peripheral function service session for the peripheral function service using the ASP. ### Claim 45 (depends on 41) The apparatus of claim 41, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: create secret data for authenticating the dockee with a peripheral function service of the wireless docking center; and transmit to the dockee, the secret data for authenticating the dockee with the peripheral function service. ### Claim 46 An apparatus comprising: a memory; and at least one processor configured to: authenticate to a wireless docking service of a wireless docking center using a Wi-Fi direct service (WFDS) application service platform (ASP). ### Claim 47 (depends on 46) The apparatus of claim 46, wherein authenticating to the WFDS is based on secret data. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the secret data is transmitted during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 49 (depends on 46) The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: establish a wireless docking service session using the ASP. ### Claim 50 (depends on 46) The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: authenticate with a peripheral function service of the wireless docking center. ### Claim 51 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, further comprising: transmit to the wireless docking center, secret data for authenticating with the peripheral function service, wherein to authenticate with the peripheral service, the at least one processor is further configured to authenticate to the peripheral service of the wireless docking center based on the secret data for authenticating with the peripheral function service. ### Claim 52 (depends on 51) The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the secret data for authenticating with the peripheral service is transmitted by the wireless dockee during an ASP peer to peer (P2P) provision discovery exchange. ### Claim 53 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: create a peripheral function service session using the ASP. ### Claim 54 (depends on 50) The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: receive, from the wireless docking center, secret data for authenticating with the peripheral function service of the wireless docking center.