DEVICE TO DEVICE CONNECTION SETUP USING NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- initiating, by a first device, an out-of-band near-field communication connection with a second device by transmitting wireless communication signals including necessary power for providing the near-field communication connection;
sending first short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, to the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection;
receiving second short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, from the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection;
selecting a role for the short-range communication connection by adopting short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that correspond to the role;
discarding short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that are not adopted; and
initiating the short-range communication connection according to the selected role using the adopted short-range communication connection parameters for role determination.
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Abstract
Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable near-field communication to be used in out-of-band initialization methods for connection setup for device-to-device communication. Example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising the steps of initiating, by a first device, an out-of-band near-field communication connection with a second device by transmitting wireless communication signals including necessary power for providing the near-field communication connection; sending a first short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, to the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection; receiving second short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, from the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection; selecting a role for the short-range communication connection by adopting short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that correspond to the role; discarding short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that are not adopted; and initiating the short-range communication connection according to the selected role using the adopted short-range communication connection parameters for role determination.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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initiating, by a first device, an out-of-band near-field communication connection with a second device by transmitting wireless communication signals including necessary power for providing the near-field communication connection; sending first short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, to the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection; receiving second short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, from the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection; selecting a role for the short-range communication connection by adopting short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that correspond to the role; discarding short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that are not adopted; and initiating the short-range communication connection according to the selected role using the adopted short-range communication connection parameters for role determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device at least to; initiate an out-of-band near-field communication connection with a second device by transmitting wireless communication signals including necessary power for providing the near-field communication connection; send first short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, to the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection; receive second short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, from the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection; select a role for the short-range communication connection by adopting short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that correspond to the role; discard short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that are not adopted; and initiate the short-range communication connection according to the selected role using the adopted short-range communication connection parameters for role determination. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium storing program instructions, which when executed by a computer processor, perform the steps comprising:
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initiating an out-of-band near-field communication connection with a second device by transmitting wireless communication signals including necessary power for providing the near-field communication connection; sending first short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, to the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection; receiving second short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, from the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection; selecting a role for the short-range communication connection by adopting short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that correspond to the role; discarding short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that are not adopted; and initiating the short-range communication connection according to the selected role using the adopted short-range communication connection parameters for role determination. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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