Systems and methods for implementing peer-to-peer wireless connections
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsVenkata R. Vallabhu, Rita Lee, Marc Meylemans
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for connecting related applications over a peer-to-peer network wireless connection using layer 2 communications protocols to initiate the connection between the applications. The layer 2 communications protocols include discovery frames that may be used to discover various types of systems available on a wireless network. The discover frames also include application names or identifiers that may be used to discover which applications are available for connecting with other systems over the wireless network.
Claims21
1-22. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- mapping an application on a device to a data link layer secondary device type field;
- attaching the secondary device type field to a data link layer discovery action frame;
- transmitting the discovery action frame over a peer-to-peer wireless network;
- and
- receiving a response comprising a request to access the application provided in the secondary device type field.
A method comprising:
- receiving an action frame over a peer-to-peer wireless network at a device, the action frame comprising a secondary device type field that includes an application name or identifier;
- extracting the application name or identifier from the secondary device type field;
- determining whether the application name or identifier corresponds to an application stored on the device;
- determining whether to use the peer-to-peer wireless network to exchange information related to the application;
- and
- transmitting a response comprising an indication to initiate a peer-to-peer wireless network connection for the application.
One or more tangible computer-readable storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one computer processor, enable the at least one computer processor to implement a method comprising:
- mapping an application on a device to a data link layer secondary device type field;
- attaching the secondary device type field to a data link layer discovery action frame;
- transmitting the discovery action frame over a peer-to-peer wireless network;
- and
- receiving a response comprising a request to access the application provided in the secondary device type field.
A device comprising:
- memory to store a plurality of applications that are executable on the device;
- a computer processor to map at least one of the applications to a discovery action frame;
- a communications module to solicit peer-to-peer wireless connections for the at least one application using the discovery action frame, the communications module to establish a peer-to-peer wireless connection for the at least one application when a response to the discovery action frame is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.