METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONNECTION SETUP IN DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- participating, by a first device, in a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device; and
exchanging, by the first device, information with a second device over a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanged information comprising in-band communication connection parameters for enabling the second device to join the wireless network and authentication information recognizable by the at least one of an access point device or a group owner device managing the wireless network.
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Abstract
Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable out-of-band short-range communication carrier transport switching for connection setup in device-to-device communication. example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising the steps of participating, by a first device, in a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device; and exchanging, by the first device, information with a second device over a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanged information comprising in-band communication connection parameters for enabling the second device to join the wireless network and authentication information recognizable by the at least one of an access point device or a group owner device managing the wireless network.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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participating, by a first device, in a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device; and exchanging, by the first device, information with a second device over a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanged information comprising in-band communication connection parameters for enabling the second device to join the wireless network and authentication information recognizable by the at least one of an access point device or a group owner device managing the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. 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; participate in a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device; and exchange information with a second device over a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanged information comprising in-band communication connection parameters for enabling the second device to join the wireless network and authentication information recognizable by the at least one of an access point device or a group owner device managing the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code for participating, by a first device, in a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device; and code for exchanging, by the first device, information with a second device over a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanged information comprising in-band communication connection parameters for enabling the second device to join the wireless network and authentication information recognizable by the at least one of an access point device or a group owner device managing the wireless network.
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11. A method, comprising:
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exchanging, by an apparatus, information with a first device over a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanged information comprising in-band communication connection parameters for enabling the apparatus to join a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device, and authentication information recognizable by the at least one of an access point device or a group owner device managing the wireless network; and transmitting, by the apparatus, the authentication information to the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device via an in-band communication connection to enable the apparatus to join the wireless network, according to the in-band communication connection parameters. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. 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; exchange information with a first device over a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanged information comprising in-band communication connection parameters for enabling the apparatus to join a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device, and authentication information recognizable by the at least one of an access point device or a group owner device managing the wireless network; and transmit the authentication information to the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device via an in-band communication connection to enable the apparatus to join the wireless network, according to the in-band communication connection parameters. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 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 comprising:
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code for exchanging, by an apparatus, information with a first device over a wireless out-of-band short-range carrier, the exchanged information comprising in-band communication connection parameters for enabling the apparatus to join a wireless network managed by at least one of an access point device or a group owner device, and authentication information recognizable by the at least one of an access point device or a group owner device managing the wireless network; and code for transmitting, by the apparatus, the authentication information to the at least one of the access point device or the group owner device via an in-band communication connection to enable the apparatus to join the wireless network, according to the in-band communication connection parameters.
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21. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by an apparatus, authentication information, to a first wireless device via an in-band communication connection, to enable the first device to transfer to a second wireless device the authentication information via an out-of-band short-range carrier communication connection with the second device; receiving, by the apparatus, the authentication information, from the second wireless device, via a second in-band short-range carrier communication connection; and granting, by the apparatus, access to the second device to join a wireless network via the second in-band communication connection, if the received authentication information corresponds with the transmitted authentication information.
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22. 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; transmit authentication information, to a first wireless device via an in-band communication connection, to enable the first device to transfer to a second wireless device the authentication information via an out-of-band short-range carrier communication connection with the second device; receive the authentication information, from the second wireless device, via a second in-band short-range carrier communication connection; and grant access to the second device to join a wireless network via the second in-band communication connection, if the received authentication information corresponds with the transmitted authentication information.
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23. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code for transmitting, by an apparatus, authentication information, to a first wireless device via an in-band communication connection, to enable the first device to transfer to a second wireless device the authentication information via an out-of-band short-range carrier communication connection with the second device; code for receiving, by the apparatus, the authentication information, from the second wireless device, via a second in-band short-range carrier communication connection; and code for granting, by the apparatus, access to the second device to join a wireless network via the second in-band communication connection, if the received authentication information corresponds with the transmitted authentication information.
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24. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by an apparatus, authentication information from a first wireless device via an in-band short-range carrier communication connection; receiving, by the apparatus, the authentication information from the second wireless device via a second in-band short-range carrier communication connection; and granting, by the apparatus, access to the second device for joining a wireless network via the second in-band short-range carrier communication connection if the received authentication information from the second wireless device corresponds with the received authentication information from the first wireless device.
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25. 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; receive authentication information from a first wireless device via an in-band short-range carrier communication connection; receive the authentication information from the second wireless device via a second in-band short-range carrier communication connection; and grant access to the second device for joining a wireless network via the second in-band short-range carrier communication connection if the received authentication information from the second wireless device corresponds with the received authentication information from the first wireless device.
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26. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code for receiving, by an apparatus, authentication information from a first wireless device via an in-band short-range carrier communication connection; code for receiving, by the apparatus, the authentication information from the second wireless device via a second in-band short-range carrier communication connection; and code for granting, by the apparatus, access to the second device for joining a wireless network via the second in-band short-range carrier communication connection if the received authentication information from the second wireless device corresponds with the received authentication information from the first wireless device.
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