System and method for broadcasting application-specific information in wireless local area networks
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1. A method for transmitting a commercial message in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- placing the commercial message in a management frame of the wireless network data communication format, wherein the commercial message includes data unrelated to the wireless network;
broadcasting the management frame including the commercial message;
receiving the management frame including the commercial message unrelated to the wireless network; and
directly displaying the received commercial message unrelated to the wireless network responsive to the received management frame.
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Abstract
A system and method for a novel broadcasting scheme (NBS) in a wireless local area network are described, which can operate with or without a network connection. The system permits transmission of application-specific data through a specific field in a beacon frame, the Service Set Identity (SSID). By implementing a NBS Processor in an AP and a NBS Parser in stations, the AP can broadcast application-specific data while the stations can automatically act upon the receipt of the broadcast.
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1. A method for transmitting a commercial message in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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placing the commercial message in a management frame of the wireless network data communication format, wherein the commercial message includes data unrelated to the wireless network; broadcasting the management frame including the commercial message; receiving the management frame including the commercial message unrelated to the wireless network; and directly displaying the received commercial message unrelated to the wireless network responsive to the received management frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for transmitting a commercial message in a wireless network comprising:
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an application module for receiving the commercial message, wherein the commercial message includes data unrelated to the wireless network; a processor for preparing the received commercial message and placing the received commercial message in a management frame; a transmitter for assembling and broadcasting the management frame; and a receiver for receiving the management frame including the commercial message unrelated to the wireless network and directly displaying the received commercial message unrelated to the wireless network responsive to the received data in the management frame, on a display screen. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for data communication in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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placing an application data to be transmitted in a management frame of the wireless network data communication format, wherein the application data includes data to execute a program unrelated to the internet or a web browser, and the wireless network; broadcasting the management frame including the application data through the wireless network by a transmitter; receiving the broadcast management frame by a receiver; extracting the application data from the management frame; and executing the program unrelated to the wireless network responsive to the received data in the management frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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