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Base station initiated proximity service discovery and connection establishment

  • US 9,036,558 B2
  • Filed: 03/03/2014
  • Issued: 05/19/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, including:

  • operating, by an access point device, as an access point for a wireless infrastructure network;

    discovering, by the access point device, a service offered by a second device that is not connected to the wireless infrastructure network;

    in response to an attempt, by the access point device, to access the service offered by the second device, sending, by the access point device, a connection invitation over the wireless infrastructure network, wherein the connection invitation requests that the second device initiate a connection to the wireless infrastructure network as a station device;

    receiving, by the access point device, a request from the second device for the second device to connect to the wireless infrastructure network as a station device; and

    enabling, by the access point device, the second device to connect to the wireless infrastructure network as a station device.

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