METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING A WIRELESS DOCKING GROUP
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1. A method, comprising:
- forming a communication link between a wireless docking station and a dockee device;
receiving, by the docking station, from the dockee device, information about the dockee device'"'"'s capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group;
defining, by the docking station, one or more optimal connections for one or more of the wireless devices in the wireless docking group, based on the received information; and
transmitting, by the docking station, to the dockee device, information to enable formation of the one or more optimal connections for the one or more devices in the wireless docking group.
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Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable simplified configuring of a wireless docking group for wireless devices by allowing a wireless device to communicate its capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group, using a new Wireless Docking Protocol, to a wireless docking station that will use that information and the Wireless Docking Protocol to define an optimal set of connections for wireless devices in the wireless docking group.
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1. A method, comprising:
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forming a communication link between a wireless docking station and a dockee device; receiving, by the docking station, from the dockee device, information about the dockee device'"'"'s capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group; defining, by the docking station, one or more optimal connections for one or more of the wireless devices in the wireless docking group, based on the received information; and transmitting, by the docking station, to the dockee device, information to enable formation of the one or more optimal connections for the one or more devices in the wireless docking group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus, 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 apparatus at least to; form a communication link with a dockee device; receive from the dockee device, information about the dockee device'"'"'s capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group; define one or more optimal connections for one or more of the wireless devices in the wireless docking group, based on the received information; and transmit to the dockee device, information to enable formation of the one or more optimal connections for the one or more devices in the wireless docking group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable, non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code, when executed by a computer processor, comprising:
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code for forming a communication link between a wireless docking station and a dockee device; code for receiving, by the docking station, from the dockee device, information about the dockee device'"'"'s capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group; code for defining, by the docking station, one or more optimal connections for one or more of the wireless devices in the wireless docking group, based on the received information; and code for transmitting, by the docking station, to the dockee device, information to enable formation of the one or more optimal connections for the one or more devices in the wireless docking group.
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14. A method, comprising:
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forming a communication link between a wireless docking station and a dockee device; transmitting, by the dockee device to the docking station, information about the dockee device'"'"'s capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group; and receiving, by the dockee device from the docking station, information to enable formation of the one or more optimal connections for the one or more devices in the wireless docking group. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, 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 apparatus at least to; form a communication link between the apparatus and a wireless docking station; transmit to the docking station, information about the apparatus'"'"' capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group; and receive from the docking station, information to enable formation of the one or more optimal connections for the one or more devices in the wireless docking group. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable, non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code, when executed by a computer processor, comprising:
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code for forming a communication link between a wireless docking station and a dockee device; code for transmitting, by the dockee device to the docking station, information about the dockee device'"'"'s capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group; and code for receiving, by the dockee device from the docking station, information to enable formation of the one or more optimal connections for the one or more devices in the wireless docking group.
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