- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for discovering devices and application users
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Application No.: US15180773Application Date: 2016-06-13
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Publication No.: US10264439B2Publication Date: 2019-04-16
- Inventor: Sami-Jukka Hakola , Guillaume Sebire , Samuli Turtinen , Vlora Rexhepi
- Applicant: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: Xsensus/Broadcom
- Main IPC: H04B7/24
- IPC: H04B7/24 ; H04W8/00 ; H04W12/08 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/21 ; H04W76/14

Abstract:
A method, apparatus and computer program for discovery of network devices and application user. An example method for use in an access point or station may comprise receiving a discovery request from an application, the application running thereon, the discovery request including at least one application level identifier, causing monitoring of a discovery channel for at least one device within a proximate distance, and upon discovery of a device associated with the application level ID, providing an indication to the application of the discovery of the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160373916A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERING DEVICES AND APPLICATION USERS Public/Granted day:2016-12-22
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