DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION

• US 20090010184A1
• Filed: 07/05/2007
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Hyvarinen, Mikko, Kaarela, Kari, Luiro, Vesa, Helander, Mika
• Application Number:
  US11/773,637
• Publication Number:
  US 20090010184A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/277
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

This application relates to an apparatus comprising at least one interface for connecting to a wireless network. Further the apparatus comprises an advertising unit configured to advertise the presence of the apparatus within the wireless network. The apparatus includes also a presenting unit configured to present at least one mobile service described in a markup language and a transmission unit configured for accepting a request for a bidirectional communication via the wireless network from at least one second apparatus using the presented mobile service.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one interface for connecting to a wireless network;

an advertising unit configured to advertise presence of the apparatus within the wireless network;

a presenting unit configured to present at least one mobile service described in a markup language;

a transmission unit configured for accepting a request for a bidirectional communication via the wireless network from at least one second apparatus using the presented mobile service.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a discovering unit configured to locate a further apparatus within the wireless network.

3. Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the discovering unit is configured to discover at least the mobile service presented by the further apparatus described in a markup language.

4. Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the discovering unit is configured to send at least one discovering message to the further apparatus and to interpret at least one respective response message sent from the further apparatus.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit is configured to use the presented mobile service to set up a bidirectional communication with the further apparatus via the wireless network.

6. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bidirectional communication set up by the transmission unit is a voice communication.

7. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to use Universal Plug and Play standard.

8. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the presenting unit is configured to present the mobile service in the form of a Device Control Protocol in an Extensible Markup Language.

9. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the presenting unit is configured to present at least one of:

A) control instructions,

B) unique identifier.

10. Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit configured to manage at least one closed user group.

11. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the control unit comprises an access unit configured to allocate certificates to desired users for forming a closed user group.

12. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the control unit comprises a verification unit configured to verify whether a user is an authorized member of the closed user group.

13. Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit configured to display at least the authorized members of the closed user group.

14. Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the display unit is configured to display state variables of at least the authorized members of the closed user group.

15. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one interface is configured to connect the apparatus to at least one of:

A) Bluetooth,

B) tireless LAN,

C) WiMAX,

service.

16. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the control unit comprises a determining unit configured to determine channel capacity provided by the wireless network.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one interface for connecting to a wireless network;

a discovering unit configured to locate at least a further apparatus within the wireless network;

the discovering unit configured to discover at least one mobile service presented by the further apparatus described in a markup language;

a transmission unit configured to use the presented mobile service to set up a bidirectional communication with the further apparatus via the wireless network.

18. A system, comprising:

at least one first mobile device comprising an apparatus; and

at least one second mobile device comprising an apparatus, the apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises

at least one interface for connecting to a wireless network;

a discovering unit configured to locate at least a further apparatus within the wireless network;

the discovering unit configured to discover at least one mobile service presented by the further apparatus described in a markup language;

a transmission unit configured to use the presented mobile service to set up a bidirectional communication with the further apparatus via the wireless network.

19. System according to claim 18, further comprising at least one connecting device wherein the connecting device is at least one of:

A) router,

B) bridge,

C) hub,

D) switch.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

means for connecting the apparatus to a wireless network;

means for advertising the apparatus within the wireless network;

means for presenting at least one mobile service described in a markup language;

means for accepting a request for a bidirectional communication via the wireless network from at least one second apparatus using the presented mobile service.

21. A method, comprising:

connecting at least one apparatus to a wireless network;

advertising the presence of the apparatus within the wireless network;

presenting at least one mobile service described in a markup language;

accepting a request for a bidirectional communication via the wireless network from at least one second apparatus using the presented mobile service.

22. Method according to claim 21, further comprising locating at least a further apparatus within the wireless network.

23. Method according to claim 21, further comprising discovering at least the mobile service presented by the further apparatus described in a markup language.

24. Method according to claim 21, further comprising sending at least one discovery message and interpreting at lest one respective response message.

25. Method according to claim 21, using the presented mobile service to set up a bidirectional communication with the second apparatus via the wireless network.

26. Method according to claim 21, further comprising use Universal Plug and Play standard.

27. Method according to claim 21, further comprising defining at least the presented mobile service in form of a Device Control Protocol in an Extensible Markup Language.

28. Method according to claim 21, further comprising managing at least one closed user group.

29. Method according to claim 28, wherein managing at least one closed user group comprises forming the closed user group by allocating certificates to desired users.

30. Method according to claim 28, wherein managing the at least one closed user group comprises verifying whether a user is an authorized member of the closed user group.

31. Method according to claim 21, further comprising displaying at least the authorized members of the closed user group.

32. Method according to claim 31, wherein displaying at least the authorized members comprises displaying state variables of at least the authorized members of the closed user group.

33. Method according to claim 21, further comprising determining the channel capacity provided by the wireless network.

34. A computer readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program comprising:

instructions operable to cause a processor to perform a method according to claim 21.