DETECTING SERVICES PROVIDED BY A WIRELESS NODE BEFORE DEVICE DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT

• US 20140010107A1
• Filed: 07/05/2012
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: CHIKKAPPA, Kiran S., LUNDQVIST, Patrik N., DING, Gang, JAGANNATHAN, Padmapriya
• Granted Patent: US 9,565,622 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information

Abstract

A wireless communication method embeds service related information, including a version of a service associated with the service related information, within an initial wireless access message. The method may also include broadcasting the initial wireless access message including the embedded service related information. Another aspect of the present disclosure includes a wireless communication method that indentifies service related information embedded within an initial wireless access message. The method may also establish a connection with an access node of the wireless communication network to receive a service when a version of a service associated with the service related information satisfies a predetermined condition.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

embedding service related information, including a version of a service associated with the service related information, within an initial wireless access message; and

broadcasting the initial wireless access message including the embedded service related information.

2. The method of claim 1, in which embedding the service related information further comprises:

inserting the service related information within a radio communication beacon.

3. The method of claim 1, in which embedding the service related information further comprises:

inserting the service related information within a service set identifier (SSID).

4. The method of claim 1, in which the service related information comprises a quality of service level available from an access node.

5. The method of claim 1, in which the service related information indicates applications available from a wireless node.

6. The method of claim 1, in which the version comprises a version number of the service.

7. The method of claim 1, in which the version comprises a time stamp of the service.

8. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

identifying service related information embedded within an initial wireless access message; and

establishing a connection with an access node of a wireless communication network to receive a service when a version of a service associated with the service related information satisfies a predetermined condition.

9. The method of claim 8, in which the initial wireless access message comprises a radio communication beacon.

10. The method of claim 8, in which the initial wireless access message comprises a service set identifier (SSID).

11. The method of claim 8, in which the service related information comprises a quality of service level available from the access node.

12. The method of claim 8, in which the service related information indicates applications available from the access node.

13. The method of claim 8, in which the version comprises a version number of a service associated with the service related information.

14. The method of claim 8, in which the version comprises a time stamp of a service associated with the service related information.

15. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for embedding service related information, including a version of a service associated with the service related information, within an initial wireless access message; and

means for broadcasting the initial wireless access message including the embedded service related information.

16. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for identifying service related information embedded within an initial wireless access message; and

means for establishing a connection with an access node of a wireless communication network to receive a service when a version of a service associated with the service related information satisfies a predetermined condition.

17. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured;

to embed service related information, including a version of a service associated with the service related information, within an initial wireless access message; and

to broadcast the initial wireless access message including the embedded service related information.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, in which the at least one processor is further configured to embed the service related information by inserting the service related information within a radio communication beacon.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, in which the at least one processor is further configured to embed the service related information by inserting the service related information within a service set identifier (SSID).

20. The apparatus of claim 17, in which the version comprises a time stamp of the service and/or a version number of the service.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, in which the service related information comprises a quality of service level available from an access node.

22. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured;

to identify service related information embedded within an initial wireless access message; and

to establish a connection with an access node of a wireless communication network to receive a service when a version of a service associated with the service related information satisfies a predetermined condition.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, in which the initial wireless access message comprises a radio communication beacon.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, in which the initial wireless access message comprises a service set identifier (SSID).

25. The apparatus of claim 22, in which the service related information comprises quality of service level available from the access node.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, in which the version comprises a time stamp of the service and/or a version number of the service.

27. An computer program product for wireless communication, comprising:

a computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising;

program code to embed service related information, including a version of a service associated with the service related information, within an initial wireless access message; and

program code to broadcast the initial wireless access message including the embedded service related information.

28. An computer program product for wireless communication, comprising:

a computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising;

program code to identify service related information embedded within an initial wireless access message; and

program code to establish a connection with an access node of a wireless communication network to receive a service when a version of a service associated with the service related information satisfies a predetermined condition.