METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTED DEVICES, SUCH AS IN A WIRELESS DOCKING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a wireless dockee device, from a wireless docking center device, capability-related information characterizing one or more wireless peripheral devices;
analyzing, by the wireless dockee device, the capability-related information characterizing the one or more wireless peripheral devices and planned use-related information; and
performing, by the wireless dockee device, an action with respect to one or more wireless peripheral devices capable of performing services required by the planned use-related information, based on the analysis.
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Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments enable a wireless dockee device to analyze capability-related information characterizing one or more wireless and/or wired peripheral devices and planned use-related information, and perform an action based on the planned use-related information. A wireless docking center device manages the peripheral devices on behalf of the wireless dockee device. Example embodiments of the invention include wireless docking management of peripheral devices, power management in wireless docking, intelligent and automatic connection activation in wireless docking, notification based on user proximity to a peripheral device in wireless docking, and redirection of data transmission between peripheral devices in wireless docking Wireless docking is mentioned as example herein, but similar solutions may also be applied to other connected device environments.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a wireless dockee device, from a wireless docking center device, capability-related information characterizing one or more wireless peripheral devices; analyzing, by the wireless dockee device, the capability-related information characterizing the one or more wireless peripheral devices and planned use-related information; and performing, by the wireless dockee device, an action with respect to one or more wireless peripheral devices capable of performing services required by the planned use-related information, based on the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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8. 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 from a wireless docking center device, capability-related information characterizing one or more wireless peripheral devices; analyze the capability-related information characterizing the one or more wireless peripheral devices and planned use-related information; and perform an action with respect to one or more wireless peripheral devices capable of performing services required by the planned use-related information, based on the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable, non-transitory storage medium having computer executable program code recorded thereon, the computer executable program code, when executed by a computer processor, comprising:
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code for receiving, by a wireless dockee device, from a wireless docking center device, capability-related information characterizing one or more wireless peripheral devices; code for analyzing, by the wireless dockee device, the capability-related information characterizing the one or more wireless peripheral devices and planned use-related information; and code for performing, by the wireless dockee device, an action with respect to one or more wireless peripheral devices capable of performing services required by the planned use-related information, based on the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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