RESOURCE SHARING VIA CLOSE-PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- activating a mode in an apparatus, the activated mode configuring the apparatus to send configuration information to, or receive configuration information from, at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication;
transferring the configuration information between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication;
determining, based on the configuration information, if additional communication is required in order to complete configuration in an apparatus that received the configuration information, and if additional configuration is required, initiating additional communication for the apparatus that received the configuration information; and
configuring the apparatus that received the configuration information using at least one of the received configuration information or the additional communication.
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Abstract
A system for sharing information between users and/or devices via close-proximity wireless communication. Devices located in close-proximity may be configured to transmit/receive wireless messages including information used to configure at least one of the devices. The configuration information may include, for example, information needed to add another user and/or device to a network group residing on the device receiving the configuration information. The configuration information may also serve other purposes, for example, to grant access to a resource located remotely to the device receiving the configuration information so that this wireless-enabled apparatus may remotely access and/or control the remote resource.
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32 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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activating a mode in an apparatus, the activated mode configuring the apparatus to send configuration information to, or receive configuration information from, at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; transferring the configuration information between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; determining, based on the configuration information, if additional communication is required in order to complete configuration in an apparatus that received the configuration information, and if additional configuration is required, initiating additional communication for the apparatus that received the configuration information; and configuring the apparatus that received the configuration information using at least one of the received configuration information or the additional communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, comprising:
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a computer readable program code configured to activate a mode in an apparatus, the activated mode configuring the apparatus to send configuration information to, or receive configuration information from, at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; a computer readable program code configured to transfer the configuration information between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; a computer readable program code configured to determine, based on the configuration information, if additional communication is required in order to complete configuration in an apparatus that received the configuration information, and if additional configuration is required, initiating additional communication for the apparatus that received the configuration information; and a computer readable program code configured to configure the apparatus that received the configuration information using at least one of the received configuration information or the additional communication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one radio module configured to support close-proximity wireless communication; and a controller, the controller being configured to; activate a mode, the activated mode configuring the apparatus to send configuration information to, or receive configuration information from, at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; transfer the configuration information between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; determine, based on the configuration information, if additional communication is required in order to complete configuration in an apparatus that received the configuration information, and if additional configuration is required, initiating additional communication for the apparatus that received the configuration information; and configure the apparatus that received the configuration information using at least one of the received configuration information or the additional communication. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for activating a mode, the activated mode configuring the apparatus to send configuration information to, or receive configuration information from, at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; means for transferring the configuration information between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; means for determining, based on the configuration information, if additional communication is required in order to complete configuration in an apparatus that received the configuration information, and if additional configuration is required, initiating additional communication for the apparatus that received the configuration information; and means for configuring the apparatus that received the configuration information using at least one of the received configuration information or the additional communication.
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32. A system comprising:
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a source apparatus; and at least one client apparatus; the at least one client apparatus activating a mode, the activated mode configuring the client apparatus to send configuration information to, or receive configuration information from, the source apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; transferring the configuration information from the source apparatus to the client apparatus via close-proximity wireless communication; determining, based on the configuration information, if additional communication is required in order to complete configuration in the client apparatus, and if additional configuration is required, initiating additional communication for the client apparatus; and configuring the client apparatus using at least one of the received configuration information or the additional communication.
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