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Automated Service Discovery and Wireless Network Set-Up

  • US 20070177554A1
  • Filed: 02/01/2006
  • Published: 08/02/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for automating service discovery and set-up of a wireless network, the method comprising:

  • performing neighbor and service discovery based on a special beacon transmitted from at least one computing device;

    performing member selection to select at least one of the computing devices; and

    transmitting a network set-up and service request that identifies the at least one selected computing devices, the network set-up and service request inviting each selected computing device to become a member of a wireless network and asking each invited computing device to invoke a service as specified in the request after the network has been set-up.

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