Network participant status evaluation
First Claim
1. A wireless device, comprising:
- an antenna;
a wireless communication interface connected to said antenna and supporting wireless communication across a wireless connection provided by said antenna;
a memory supporting storing data; and
a controller connected to said wireless interface and to said memory, supporting an application service and a network evaluation service;
wherein said application service provides execution and management of one or more application programs accessible by said controller using application data stored in said memory, said network evaluation service provides evaluation of status information of other devices available for wireless communication through said wireless interface and provides status information of the wireless device to another device upon request, and status information provided by said network evaluation service includes information indicating at least one application program for which application data is stored in said memory.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for obtaining and providing status information for network devices. In one implementation, a wireless device includes: an antenna; a wireless communication interface connected to said antenna and supporting wireless communication across a wireless connection provided by said antenna; a memory supporting storing data; and a controller connected to said wireless interface and to said memory, supporting an application service and a network evaluation service; wherein said application service provides execution and management of one or more application programs accessible by said controller using application data stored in said memory, said network evaluation service provides evaluation of status information of other devices available for wireless communication through said wireless interface and provides status information of the wireless device to another device upon request, and status information provided by said network evaluation service includes information indicating at least one application program for which application data is stored in said memory.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
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an antenna;
a wireless communication interface connected to said antenna and supporting wireless communication across a wireless connection provided by said antenna;
a memory supporting storing data; and
a controller connected to said wireless interface and to said memory, supporting an application service and a network evaluation service;
wherein said application service provides execution and management of one or more application programs accessible by said controller using application data stored in said memory, said network evaluation service provides evaluation of status information of other devices available for wireless communication through said wireless interface and provides status information of the wireless device to another device upon request, and status information provided by said network evaluation service includes information indicating at least one application program for which application data is stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A network device, comprising:
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a network communication interface supporting network communication across a network connection;
a memory supporting storing data; and
a controller connected to said network interface and to said memory, supporting an application service and a network evaluation service;
wherein said application service provides execution and management of one or more application programs accessible by said controller using application data stored in said memory, said network evaluation service provides evaluation of status information of other devices available for network communication through said network interface and provides status information of the network device to another device upon request, and status information provided by said network evaluation service includes information indicating at least one application program for which application data is stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless game device, comprising:
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an antenna;
a wireless communication interface connected to said antenna and supporting wireless communication across a wireless connection provided by said antenna;
a memory supporting storing data;
a media interface connected to said memory supporting reading a game application program from removable media provided to said media interface; and
a controller connected to said wireless interface, to said memory, and to said media interface, supporting an application service and a network evaluation service;
wherein said application service provides execution and management of one or more game application programs accessible by said controller using application data stored in said memory, said network evaluation service provides evaluation of status information of other game devices available for wireless communication through said wireless interface and provides status information of the wireless game device to another game device upon request, status information provided by said network evaluation service includes information indicating at least one game application program being executed by the wireless game device, and said wireless interface is a Wi-Fi interface.
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13. A method of obtaining status information, comprising:
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receiving a status request at a wireless device;
sending a status query through a wireless interface of said wireless device;
receiving at least one status response through said wireless interface from at least one respective device to which a status query was sent; and
building a status report based on said received at least one status response;
wherein said status response indicates at least one application program executing on the device corresponding to that status response. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing status information, comprising:
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receiving a status query at a first wireless device through a wireless interface from a second wireless device;
building a status response indicating at least one application program executing on said first wireless device; and
sending said status response through said wireless interface to said second wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A system for obtaining status information, comprising:
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means for receiving a status request;
means for sending a status query;
means for receiving at least one status response from at least one respective device to which a status query was sent; and
means for building a status report based on said received at least one status response;
wherein said status response indicates at least one application program executing on the device corresponding to that status response.
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22. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in obtaining status information, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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process a received status request;
send a status query through a wireless interface;
process at least one status response received through said wireless interface from at least one respective device to which a status query was sent; and
build a status report based on said received at least one status response;
wherein said status response indicates at least one application program executing on the device corresponding to that status response.
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23. A system for providing status information, comprising:
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means for receiving a status query from a wireless device;
means for building a status response indicating at least one application program executing on the system; and
means for sending said status response to said wireless device.
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24. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in providing status information, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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process a status query received through a wireless interface from a wireless device;
build a status response indicating at least one application program executing on the computer; and
send said status response through said wireless interface to said wireless device.
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