Method, apparatus, and computer program product for non-scannable device discovery

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by an apparatus, wireless device discovery messages from a wireless device, including an indication that additional information should not be requested from the wireless device in response to the wireless device discovery messages, without establishing a connection with the wireless device;
• and
• refraining, by the apparatus, from transmitting information request messages to the wireless device, in response to receiving the wireless device discovery messages, if the apparatus does not wish to establish a connection with the wireless device, in response to the wireless device discovery messages.

A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable, non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

• code for determining, by an apparatus, whether the apparatus provides data for other wireless devices to request from the apparatus in response to wireless device discovery messages transmitted by the apparatus;
• and
• code for transmitting, by the apparatus, wireless device discovery messages including an indication that additional information should not be requested from the apparatus in response to the wireless device discovery messages, without establishing a connection with the apparatus, the indication being in response to the determination that the apparatus does not provide data for other wireless devices to request from the apparatus in response to the wireless device discovery messages.

A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable, non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

• code for receiving, by an apparatus, wireless device discovery messages from a wireless device, including an indication that additional information should not be requested from the wireless device in response to the wireless device discovery messages, without establishing a connection with the wireless device;
• and
• code for refraining, by the apparatus, from transmitting information request messages to the wireless device, in response to receiving the wireless device discovery messages, if the apparatus does not wish to establish a connection with the wireless device, in response to the wireless device discovery messages.