Service discovery architecture and method for wireless networks
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1. A wireless access point comprising:
- a memory to store information relating to services available in an associated network;
a wireless transceiver to provide wireless communication with one or more wireless client devices; and
a controller to generate a services signal using service related information from said memory and to cause said wireless transceiver to transmit said services signal.
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Abstract
Techniques and structures are disclosed for providing service related information to wireless users within a wireless network.
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38 Claims
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1. A wireless access point comprising:
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a memory to store information relating to services available in an associated network;
a wireless transceiver to provide wireless communication with one or more wireless client devices; and
a controller to generate a services signal using service related information from said memory and to cause said wireless transceiver to transmit said services signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless access point, comprising:
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a memory; and
a controller to receive information about services available within an associated network from at least one service discovery server and to store the information in a predetermined format within the memory. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor to execute one or more programs;
a wireless network interface unit, in communication with said processor, to provide wireless communication with a wireless access point in a wireless network; and
a module, coupled to said wireless network interface unit, to receive a services signal from the wireless access point that describes service availability in the wireless network and to cause service information to be displayed to a user of the apparatus based on the content of the services signal, wherein said module is capable of receiving said services signal and causing said service information to be displayed during a power save mode of said apparatus when said processor is powered down. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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receiving information relating to services available within a network from one or more service discovery servers;
storing the information within a memory in a wireless access point; and
generating a services signal to be wirelessly transmitted in the network, using information stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system comprising:
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a wireless access point including;
a memory to store information relating to services available in an associated network;
a wireless transceiver to provide wireless communication with one or more wireless client devices; and
a controller to generate a services signal using information from said memory and to cause said wireless transceiver to transmit said services signal; and
a portable computer to receive the services signal from said wireless transceiver and to display network service information to a user of the portable computer based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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