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Peer-to-peer host station

  • US 9,560,471 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2013
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device, comprising:

  • a communication interface configured to provide one or more network connections for connecting the electronic device to one or more networks; and

    a short-range interface configured to utilize one of the one or more network connections for connecting the electronic device to at least one secondary device;

    wherein to utilize the one of the one or more network connections, the short-range interface is further configured to;

    receive a connection profile of the at least one secondary device from the at least one secondary device;

    determine a common network is available based at least in part on the connection profile, the common network comprising a network provided by one or more other devices to the electronic device and the at least one secondary device;

    in response to determining the common network is available, communicate, to the at least one secondary device, a notification indicating the common network is to be used for communicating between the electronic device and the at least one secondary device; and

    form, using a corresponding one of the one or more network connections, a connection to the common network for communicating between the electronic device and the at least one secondary device.

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