Method and apparatus for facilitating use of services available via wireless connection
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating service usage by a wireless terminal, the method being implemented by a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon comprising:
- obtaining service information describing a service available via a non-BLE wireless connection to a wireless access point;
obtaining connectivity information for establishing the non-BLE wireless connection, for utilizing the service via the non-BLE wireless connection, or both of the non-BLE and BLE wireless connections; and
periodically broadcasting the service information and connectivity information via BLE transmissions to a BLE-enabled wireless terminal that lacks the non-BLE wireless connection.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for facilitating service usage by a wireless terminal. The method is implemented by a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon. The BLE beacon obtains service information describing a service available via a non-BLE wireless connection to a wireless access point. The BLE beacon also obtains connectivity information for establishing the non-BLE wireless connection, for utilizing the service via the non-BLE wireless connection, or both. The BLE beacon periodically broadcasts the service information and connectivity information via BLE transmissions to a wireless terminal that lacks the non-BLE connection. A corresponding BLE beacon operative to implement the method is also disclosed.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating service usage by a wireless terminal, the method being implemented by a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon comprising:
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obtaining service information describing a service available via a non-BLE wireless connection to a wireless access point; obtaining connectivity information for establishing the non-BLE wireless connection, for utilizing the service via the non-BLE wireless connection, or both of the non-BLE and BLE wireless connections; and periodically broadcasting the service information and connectivity information via BLE transmissions to a BLE-enabled wireless terminal that lacks the non-BLE wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon comprising:
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a transceiver; and one or more processing circuits configured to; obtain service information describing a service available via a non-BLE wireless connection to a wireless access point; obtain connectivity information for establishing the non-BLE wireless connection, for utilizing the service via the non-BLE wireless connection, or both of the non-BLE and BLE wireless connections; and
periodically broadcast the service information and connectivity information via BLE transmissions from the transceiver to a BLE-enabled wireless terminal that lacks established the non-BLE wireless connection.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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