Devices and methods for establishing an ad hoc peer-to-peer network
First Claim
1. A method of establishing an ad hoc peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
- broadcasting, with a local area wireless communication circuit of an electronic device, a local name of the electronic device using a predefined device discovery protocol;
receiving, with the local area wireless communication circuit, one or more responses to the broadcasting of the local name from one or more remote electronic devices using the predefined device discovery protocol;
changing, with one or more processors operable with the local area wireless communication circuit, the local name to a new local name including at least one communication protocol parameter selected from a predefined plurality of communication protocol parameters required for communication in the ad hoc peer-to-peer network; and
rebroadcasting, with the local area wireless communication circuit, the new local name using the predefined device discovery protocol to communicate the at least one communication protocol parameter to the one or more remote electronic devices.
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Abstract
A node is operable to communicate in an ad hoc peer-to-peer network using a predefined communication protocol. The node includes a local area wireless communication circuit and one or more processors. The one or more processors can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to broadcast a local name of an electronic device using a discovery protocol of the predefined communication protocol. Upon receiving one or more responses from one or more remote devices, the one or more processors can change the local name to a new local name including at least one communication protocol parameter, and can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to rebroadcast the new local name using the discovery protocol to communicate the at least one communication protocol parameter to the one or more remote devices. This can continue until an ad hoc peer-to-peer network is established.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of establishing an ad hoc peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
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broadcasting, with a local area wireless communication circuit of an electronic device, a local name of the electronic device using a predefined device discovery protocol; receiving, with the local area wireless communication circuit, one or more responses to the broadcasting of the local name from one or more remote electronic devices using the predefined device discovery protocol; changing, with one or more processors operable with the local area wireless communication circuit, the local name to a new local name including at least one communication protocol parameter selected from a predefined plurality of communication protocol parameters required for communication in the ad hoc peer-to-peer network; and rebroadcasting, with the local area wireless communication circuit, the new local name using the predefined device discovery protocol to communicate the at least one communication protocol parameter to the one or more remote electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A node, operable to communicate in an ad hoc peer-to-peer network using a predefined communication protocol defined by a predefined plurality of communication protocol parameters, the node comprising:
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a local area wireless communication circuit; and one or more processors operable with the local area wireless communication circuit; the one or more processors to; cause the local area wireless communication circuit to broadcast a local name of an electronic device using a discovery protocol of the predefined communication protocol; upon receiving one or more responses to the broadcasting, from one or more remote devices, change the local name to a new local name including at least one communication protocol parameter selected from the predefined plurality of communication protocol parameters; and cause the local area wireless communication circuit to rebroadcast the new local name using the discovery protocol to communicate the at least one communication protocol parameter to the one or more remote devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of establishing an ad hoc peer-to-peer piconet, the method comprising:
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broadcasting, with a local area wireless communication circuit of an electronic device, a local name of the electronic device in accordance with a device discovery communication protocol operating at an application layer in the electronic device; receiving, with the local area wireless communication circuit, a response to the broadcasting of the local name from one or more remote electronic devices; in response to the receiving, changing, with one or more processors operable with the local area wireless communication circuit, the local name to include at least one communication protocol parameter selected from a plurality of communication protocol parameters required for communication in the ad hoc peer-to-peer piconet to form a new local name; rebroadcasting, with the local area wireless communication circuit, the new local name at the application layer to communicate the at least one communication protocol parameter to the one or more remote electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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