WI-FI direct-based message communication methods and apparatus

A WI-FI Direct-based message reception method performed by a message communication apparatus, the message reception method comprising:

• receiving a probe request frame;
• determining whether vendor specific data related to advertisement information, generated on a basis of vendor information input by a user, is included in a peer-to-peer information element of the received probe request frame;
• and
• outputting contents of the vendor specific data when the vendor specific data is included in the received probe request frame,
• wherein the vendor specific data comprises at least one of a message, a figure, a name of the message communication apparatus, an AP name, a MAC address, a GPS position, mobility, a venue, a transmission standard, a uniform resource locator, and invoked software, and
• wherein the vendor specific data is added to a peer-to-peer information element of the probe request frame.

A WI-FI Direct-based message communication apparatus comprising:

• a communication unit that performs WI-FI Direct communication to receive a probe request frame and transmits the probe request frame to a processing unit;
• the processing unit that receives the probe request frame from the communication unit to transmit contents of vendor specific data related to advertisement information, generated on a basis of vendor information input by a user, to an output unit when the vendor specific data is included in a peer-to-peer information element of the probe request frame received through the communication unit;
• and
• the output unit that receives the vendor specific data from the processing unit to output the contents of the vendor specific data,
• wherein the vendor specific data comprises at least one of a message, a figure, a name of the WI-FI Direct-based message communication apparatus, an AP name, a MAC address, a GPS position, mobility, a venue, a transmission standard, a uniform resource locator, and invoked software, and
• wherein the vendor specific data is added to a peer-to-peer information element of the probe request frame.