PRE-ASSOCIATION MECHANISM TO PROVIDE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF WIRELESS SERVICES
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a transceiver configured to send and receive data;
a controller coupled to the transceiver;
wherein the controller is configured to determine from a signal received by the transceiver whether a device sending the signal supports a protocol for advertising available services from the associated device;
wherein the controller is configured to send a request for available services from the associated device via the transceiver responsive to determining the associated device supports the protocol;
wherein the controller is configured to receive a response to the request via the transceiver, the response comprising a signature;
wherein the response comprises state information, at least one service advertisement that comprises at least one service brief; and
wherein the controller is configured to validate the response by confirming the is signature includes the state information and the at least one service advertisement.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprising a transceiver configured to send and receive data and logic coupled to the transceiver. The logic is configured to determine from a signal received by the transceiver whether an associated device sending the signal supports a protocol for advertising available services. The logic is configured to send a request for available services from the associated device via the transceiver responsive to determining the associated device supports the protocol. The logic is configured to receive a response to the request via the transceiver, the response comprising at least one service advertisement and a signature. The logic is configured to validate the response by confirming the signature.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to send and receive data; a controller coupled to the transceiver; wherein the controller is configured to determine from a signal received by the transceiver whether a device sending the signal supports a protocol for advertising available services from the associated device; wherein the controller is configured to send a request for available services from the associated device via the transceiver responsive to determining the associated device supports the protocol; wherein the controller is configured to receive a response to the request via the transceiver, the response comprising a signature; wherein the response comprises state information, at least one service advertisement that comprises at least one service brief; and wherein the controller is configured to validate the response by confirming the is signature includes the state information and the at least one service advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19)
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16. A method, comprising:
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receiving a signal from an access network provider; determining from the signal whether the access network provider supports a protocol for advertising available services; sending a request for a list of available services from the access network provider; generating a hash of the request; receiving a response to the request, the response comprising a signature; and validating the response; to wherein validating the response comprises determining that the response has a request hash matching the generated hash; and wherein validating the response comprises determining the signature includes the request hash. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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20. The method set forth in claim 20, wherein the data representative of a provider declaration comprises a service provider name, a service provider icon, textual data describing an available service, a uniform resource indicating where the service is available, and a certificate binding an icon for the provider with a domain name and a public key private key pair.
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