SUPPORTING UNRECOGNIZED PROTOCOL IN WIRELESS DOCKING

• US 20150100715A1
• Filed: 03/25/2014
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Huang, Xiaolong, Sandhu, Shivraj Singh
• Granted Patent: US 9,619,424 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/303
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4081 Live connection to bus, e.g. hot-plugging current or voltage limitation during live insertion H02H9/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are described for supporting unknown peripheral function protocols (PFP) with a wireless docking station. A wireless docking station may facilitate connections between a wireless dockee and peripherals employing both recognized and unrecognized PFPs. A docking station may request one or more service discovery parameters from a peripheral having an unrecognized PFP. The docking station may receive service discovery parameters in response, convey the received discovery parameters to a wireless dockee, and facilitate discovery and a connection between the device and the peripheral. The discovery parameters may include various identifiers related to peripheral function, identity, and location.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communications, the method comprising:

requesting, by a wireless docking station, at least one service discovery parameter from a peripheral device having an unrecognized peripheral function protocol (PFP), the at least one service discovery parameter comprising a transport protocol identifier or a port identifier;

receiving the at least one service discovery parameter from the peripheral device in response to the requesting; and

transmitting service discovery information to a wireless dockee, the service discovery information based at least in part on the at least one service discovery parameter received from the peripheral device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the service discovery information by repackaging the at least one service discovery parameter at the wireless docking station.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

facilitating a connection between the wireless dockee and the peripheral device based at least in part on the service discovery information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the unrecognized PFP comprises a proprietary PFP.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one service discovery parameter from the peripheral device comprises both the transport protocol identifier and the port identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one service discovery parameter from the peripheral device further comprises at least one of:

a PFP name of an unrecognized PFP associated with the peripheral device, an advertisement identifier associated with the peripheral device, a service name associated with the peripheral device, a network address associated with the peripheral device, application service information data associated with the peripheral device, or a network role associated with the peripheral device.

7. A wireless docking station apparatus, comprising:

a parameter requester configured to request a at least one service discovery parameter from a peripheral device having an unrecognized peripheral function protocol (PFP), the at least one service discovery parameter comprising a transport protocol identifier or a port identifier;

a parameter receiver configured to receive the at least one service discovery parameter from the peripheral device in response to a request from the parameter requester; and

a transmitter configured to transmit service discovery information to a wireless dockee, the service discovery information based at least in part on the at least one service discovery parameter received from the peripheral device.

8. The wireless docking station apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

a parameter repackager configured to generate the service discovery information by repackaging the at least one service discovery parameter at the wireless docking station apparatus.

9. The wireless docking station apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

an antenna configured to facilitate a connection between the wireless dockee and the peripheral device based at least in part on the service discovery information.

10. The wireless docking station apparatus of claim 7, wherein the unrecognized PFP comprises a proprietary PFP.

11. The wireless docking station apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one service discovery parameter from the peripheral device comprises both the transport protocol identifier and the port identifier.

12. The wireless docking station apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one service discovery parameter from the peripheral device further comprises at least one of:

a PFP name of an unrecognized PFP associated with the peripheral device, an advertisement identifier associated with the peripheral device, a service name associated with the peripheral device, a network address associated with the peripheral device, application service information data associated with the peripheral device, or a network role associated with the peripheral device.

13. A wireless docking station apparatus, comprising:

means for requesting at least one service discovery parameter from a peripheral device having an unrecognized peripheral function protocol (PFP), the at least one service discovery parameter comprising a transport protocol identifier or a port identifier;

means for receiving the at least one service discovery parameter from the peripheral device in response to a request; and

means for transmitting service discovery information to a wireless dockee, the service discovery information based at least in part on the at least one service discovery parameter received from the peripheral device.

14. The wireless docking station apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

means for generating the service discovery information by repackaging the at least one service discovery parameter at the wireless docking station apparatus.

15. The wireless docking station apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

means for facilitating a connection between the wireless dockee and the peripheral device based at least in part on the service discovery information.

16. The wireless docking station apparatus of claim 13, wherein the unrecognized PFP comprises a proprietary PFP.

17. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable program code embodied thereon, the computer-readable program code configured to cause at least one processor to;

request at least one service discovery parameter from a peripheral device having an unrecognized peripheral function protocol (PFP), the at least one service discovery parameter comprising a transport protocol identifier or a port identifier;

receive the at least one service discovery parameter from the peripheral device in response to the request; and

transmit service discovery information to a wireless dockee, the service discovery information based at least in part on the at least one service discovery parameter received from the peripheral device.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer-readable program code is further configured to:

generate the service discovery information by repackaging the at least one service discovery parameter.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer-readable program code is further configured to:

facilitate a connection between the wireless dockee and the peripheral device based at least in part on the service discovery information.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the unrecognized PFP comprises a proprietary PFP.