METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing for operation of a collaboration application;
providing for transmission of a multicast reference time request to a wireless access point;
receiving a multicast reference time message;
establishing a reference time in response to receiving the reference time message; and
synchronizing the collaboration application using the reference time.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided to enable the provision of a mechanism by which a device participating in a collaborative application may synchronize with other participating devices. A method may include providing for operation of a collaboration application, providing for transmission of a multicast reference time request to a wireless access point, receiving a multicast reference time message, establishing a reference time in response to receiving the reference time message, and synchronizing the collaboration application using the reference time. The synchronization of the collaboration application may be performed in response to receiving an acknowledgement message from collaborating devices. The method may further include providing for transmission of a second multicast reference time request in response to not receiving an acknowledgement message from the collaborating devices. The multicast reference time message may be received from the wireless access point.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing for operation of a collaboration application; providing for transmission of a multicast reference time request to a wireless access point; receiving a multicast reference time message; establishing a reference time in response to receiving the reference time message; and synchronizing the collaboration application using the reference time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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provide for operation of a collaboration application; provide for transmission of a multicast reference time request to a wireless access point; receive a multicast reference time message; establish a reference time in response to receiving the reference time message; and synchronize the collaboration application using the reference time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:
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program code instructions to provide for operation of a collaboration application; program code instructions to provide for transmission of a multicast reference time request to a wireless access point; program code instructions to receive a multicast reference time message; program code instructions to establish a reference time in response to receiving the reference time message; and program code instructions to synchronize the collaboration application using the reference time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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