Method and apparatus and computer readable record media for communication on wi-fi direct multi-group network

• US 10,291,695 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2017
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fairy
• Original Assignee: Anyfi Inc.
• Inventors: Kwon, Do Hyeong, Jang, Ki Suk
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Warner
• Application Number:
  US15/546,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20180219944A1
• Time in Patent Office: 799 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/20 Master-slave selection or change arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

A method and apparatus and computer readable record media for communication on a Wi-Fi direct multi-group network. A method for communication in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network comprising receiving, by a Wi-Fi direct multi-group network server, a request for transmission of a Wi-Fi direct communication application for a Wi-Fi direct multi-group communication service from an user equipment (UE) directly or indirectly through a relay server; and transmitting, by the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network server, the Wi-Fi direct communication application to the UE directly or indirectly through the relay server, wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application determines destination address information for communication of the UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network.

Claims

1. A method for communication in a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct multi-group network, the method comprising:

receiving, by a Wi-Fi direct multi-group network server, a request for transmission of a Wi-Fi direct communication application for a Wi-Fi direct multi-group communication service from an user equipment (UE) directly or indirectly through a relay server; and

transmitting, by the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network server, the Wi-Fi direct communication application to the UE directly or indirectly through the relay server,

wherein the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network is formed based on at least one peer-to-peer (P2P) group for performing direct inter-terminal communication based on Wi-Fi direct, and

wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application determines destination address information for communication of the UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network,

wherein, when the UE operates as a gateway in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network and performs uplink transmission to other UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, the Wi-Fi direct communication application sets the destination address information to an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address of the other UE, and

wherein the gateway is coupled to the other UE based on a plurality of media access control (MAC) entities in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network and provides connectivity between the at least one P2P group.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the UE performs uplink transmission to other UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, the Wi-Fi direct communication application sets the destination address information to an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address of the other UE based on a role of the UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network.

3. A wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct multi-group network server for communication in a Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with a relay server and an user equipment (UE);

a processor operatively connected to the communication unit and configured to;

receive a request for transmission of a Wi-Fi direct communication application for a Wi-Fi direct multi-group communication service from the UE directly or indirectly through a relay server; and

transmit the Wi-Fi direct communication application to the UE directly or indirectly through the relay server, wherein the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network is formed based on at least one peer-to-peer (P2P) group for performing direct inter-terminal communication based on Wi-Fi direct, and

wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application determines destination address information for communication of the UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network,

wherein, when the UE operates as a gateway in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network and performs uplink transmission to other UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, the Wi-Fi direct communication application sets the destination address information to an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address of the other UE, and

wherein the gateway is coupled to the other UE based on a plurality of media access control (MAC) entities in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network and provides connectivity between the at least one P2P group.

4. The Wi-Fi direct multi-group network server of claim 3,

wherein, when the UE performs uplink transmission to other UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, the Wi-Fi direct communication application sets the destination address information to an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address of the other UE based on a role of the UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network.

5. A method for communication in a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct multi-group network, the method comprising:

receiving, by a Wi-Fi direct multi-group network server, a request for transmission of a Wi-Fi direct communication application for a Wi-Fi direct multi-group communication service from an user equipment (UE) directly or indirectly through a relay server; and

transmitting, by the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network server, the Wi-Fi direct communication application to the UE directly or indirectly through the relay server,

wherein the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network is formed based on at least one peer-to-peer (P2P) group for performing direct inter-terminal communication based on Wi-Fi direct, and

wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application determines destination address information for communication of the UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network,

wherein, when the UE operates as a gateway in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, the UE is coupled to at least one piece of first other UE as a P2P group owner through a P2P media access control (MAC) entity and is coupled to second other UE as a legacy client through a wireless local area network (WLAN) MAC entity, and

wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application sets destination address information for uplink transmission from the UE to the second other UE to an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address of the second other UE.

6. A method for communication in a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct multi-group network, the method comprising:

receiving, by a Wi-Fi direct multi-group network server, a request for transmission of a Wi-Fi direct communication application for a Wi-Fi direct multi-group communication service from an user equipment (UE) directly or indirectly through a relay server; and

transmitting, by the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network server, the Wi-Fi direct communication application to the UE directly or indirectly through the relay server,

wherein the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network is formed based on at least one peer-to-peer (P2P) group for performing direct inter-terminal communication based on Wi-Fi direct, and

wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application determines destination address information for communication of the UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network,

wherein, when the UE operates as a gateway in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, the UE is coupled to first other UE as a P2P group client through a P2P media access control (MAC) entity and is coupled to second other UE as a legacy client through a wireless local area network (WLAN) MAC entity, and wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application sets destination address information for uplink transmission from the UE to the second other UE to an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address of the second other UE.

7. A wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct multi-group network server for communication in a Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with a relay server and an user equipment (UE);

a processor operatively connected to the communication unit and configured to;

receive a request for transmission of a Wi-Fi direct communication application for a Wi-Fi direct multi-group communication service from the UE directly or indirectly through a relay server; and

transmit the Wi-Fi direct communication application to the UE directly or indirectly through the relay server, wherein the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network is formed based on at least one peer-to-peer (P2P) group for performing direct inter-terminal communication based on Wi-Fi direct, and

wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application determines destination address information for communication of the UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network,

wherein, when the UE operates as a gateway in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, the UE is coupled to at least one piece of first other UE as a P2P group owner through a P2P media access control (MAC) entity and is coupled to second other UE as a legacy client through a wireless local area network (WLAN) MAC entity, and

wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application sets destination address information for uplink transmission from the UE to the second other UE to an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address of the second other UE.

8. A wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct multi-group network server for communication in a Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with a relay server and an user equipment (UE);

a processor operatively connected to the communication unit and configured to;

receive a request for transmission of a Wi-Fi direct communication application for a Wi-Fi direct multi-group communication service from the UE directly or indirectly through a relay server; and

transmit the Wi-Fi direct communication application to the UE directly or indirectly through the relay server, wherein the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network is formed based on at least one peer-to-peer (P2P) group for performing direct inter-terminal communication based on Wi-Fi direct, and

wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application determines destination address information for communication of the UE in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network,

wherein, when the UE operates as a gateway in the Wi-Fi direct multi-group network, the UE is coupled to first other UE as a P2P group client through a P2P media access control (MAC) entity and is coupled to second other UE as a legacy client through a wireless local area network (WLAN) MAC entity, and

wherein the Wi-Fi direct communication application sets destination address information for uplink transmission from the UE to the second other UE to an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address of the second other UE.