Off-device service platform discovery

One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for causing a first mobile device to perform a method of allowing a second mobile device to access a service that resides on the first mobile device, the method comprising:

• receiving at the first mobile device a connection request from the second mobile device, wherein the connection request includes a request for an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first mobile device, and wherein the connection request is received by way of a non-IP connection;
• sending configuration data associated with the first mobile device to the second mobile device, wherein the configuration data includes an identification of one or more services that reside on the first mobile device;
• sending the IP address associated with the first mobile device to the second mobile device;
• generating a security token;
• providing the security token to the second mobile device;
• receiving, from the second mobile device, a request for a selected service that was selected from the one or more services, wherein the request for the selected service includes the security token, and wherein the request for the selected service is received at the IP address of the first mobile device by way of an IP connection;
• authenticating the request for the selected service based on the security token;
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• based on authenticating the request for the selected service, allowing the second mobile device to access the selected service by way of the IP connection.

One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for causing a first mobile device to perform a method of providing a service to a second mobile device over a network session, the method comprising:

• receiving a connection request over a data channel from the second mobile device, wherein the connection request includes a request for an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first mobile device, and wherein the connection request is received by way of a non-IP connection;
• generating a security token;
• posting the security token on a third-party server, wherein the token is retrievable by the second mobile device;
• sending configuration data to the second mobile device, wherein the configuration data identifies the IP address of the first mobile device and one or more services that reside on the first mobile device;
• receiving, at the IP address of the first mobile device, a request from the second mobile device for a service that was selected from the one or more services, wherein the protocol of the request is one of HTTP or HTTPS;
• receiving, at the IP address of the first mobile device, the security token from the second mobile device, wherein the security token was retrieved by the second mobile device from the third-party server;
• authenticating the request based on the security token, wherein the network session is established;
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• upon authenticating the request, providing the service to the second mobile device over the network session.