TOUCH INQUIRY

• US 20120289157A1
• Filed: 05/13/2011
• Published: 11/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Palin, Arto, Reunamäki, Jukka
• Granted Patent: US 8,965,285 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/002 Mutual synchronization
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

A system for expediting wireless connection establishment between wireless-enabled apparatuses. In at least one example implementation an apparatus may transmit discovery messages for discovering other apparatuses. The apparatus may receive one or more messages responding to the discovery message, and may determine whether any of the received responses satisfy a predetermined response criteria. If the apparatus determines that any of the received messages satisfy the response criteria, wireless connection establishment may be expedited between the apparatus and a source apparatus for each of the received messages that satisfy the response criteria. In an alternative scenario where a touch mode may be active in an apparatus that receives a message from at least one other apparatus, the apparatus may determine whether the message satisfies a predetermined criteria. If the message is determined to satisfy the criteria, the apparatus may expedite wireless connection establishment to the other apparatus.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

transmitting discovery messages from an apparatus;

receiving one or more messages responding to the discovery messages in the apparatus;

determining by the apparatus if any of the one or more response messages satisfy a predetermined response criteria; and

if it is determined by the apparatus that any of the one or more response messages satisfy the predetermined response criteria, expediting wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and a source apparatus for each of the one or more response messages satisfying the predetermined response criteria.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined response criteria comprises the one or more response messages including certain types of messages, at least one of the certain types of messages having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless connection is a Bluetooth connection, the discovery messages are Bluetooth identity (ID) packets and the one or more response messages comprise at least one of Bluetooth frequency hopping synchronization (FHS) packets and Bluetooth extended inquiry response (EIR) packets.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predetermined response criteria comprises the one or more response messages including both FHS and EIR packets corresponding to a source apparatus, the FHS packet having a received signal strength indication (RSSI) at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein expediting wireless connection establishment comprises displaying on the apparatus an indication that a wireless connection will be automatically established between the apparatus and the source apparatus for each of the one or more response messages satisfying the predetermined criteria;

and

establishing a connection between the apparatus and the source apparatus for each of the one or more response messages satisfying the predetermined criteria.

6. A method, comprising:

activating a touch mode in an apparatus;

receiving a message from at least one other apparatus;

determining by the apparatus whether the message satisfies a predetermined criteria; and

if is determined by the apparatus that the message satisfies the predetermined criteria, expediting wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the predetermined criteria is the message having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless connection is a Bluetooth connection and the message is a Bluetooth identity (ID) message.

9. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code configured to cause an apparatus to transmit discovery messages;

code configured to cause the apparatus to receive one or more messages responding to the discovery messages;

code configured to cause the apparatus to determine if any of the one or more response messages satisfy a predetermined response criteria; and

code configured to cause the apparatus to, if it is determined by the apparatus that any of the one or more response messages satisfy the predetermined response criteria, expedite wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and a source apparatus for each of the one or more response messages satisfying the predetermined response criteria.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the predetermined response criteria comprises the one or more response messages including certain types of messages, at least one of the certain types of messages having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the wireless connection is a Bluetooth connection, the discovery messages are Bluetooth identity (ID) packets and the one or more response messages comprise at least one of Bluetooth frequency hopping synchronization (FHS) packets and Bluetooth extended inquiry response (EIR) packets.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the predetermined response criteria comprises the one or more response messages including both FHS and EIR packets corresponding to a source apparatus, the FHS packet having a received signal strength indication (RSSI) at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the code configured to cause the apparatus to expedite wireless connection establishment comprises code configured to cause the apparatus to display an indication that a wireless connection will be automatically established between the apparatus and the source apparatus for each of the one or more response messages satisfying the predetermined criteria;

and

establish a connection between the apparatus and the source apparatus for each of the one or more response messages satisfying the predetermined criteria.

14. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising

code configured to cause an apparatus to activate a touch mode in the apparatus;

code configured to cause the apparatus to receive a message from at least one other apparatus;

code configured to cause the apparatus to determine whether the message satisfies a predetermined criteria; and

code configured to cause the apparatus to, if is determined by the apparatus that the message satisfies the predetermined criteria, expedite wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the predetermined criteria is the message having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the wireless connection is a Bluetooth connection and the message is a Bluetooth identity (ID) message.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

transmit discovery messages;

receive one or more messages responding to the discovery messages;

determine if any of the one or more response messages satisfy a predetermined response criteria; and

if it is determined by the apparatus that any of the one or more response messages satisfy the predetermined response criteria, expedite wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and a source apparatus for each of the one or more response messages satisfying the predetermined response criteria.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the predetermined response criteria comprises the one or more response messages including certain types of messages, at least one of the certain types of messages having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the wireless connection is a Bluetooth connection, the discovery messages are Bluetooth identity (ID) packets and the one or more response messages comprise at least one of Bluetooth frequency hopping synchronization (FHS) packets and Bluetooth extended inquiry response (EIR) packets.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the predetermined response criteria comprises the one or more response messages including both FHS and EIR packets corresponding to a source apparatus, the FHS packet having a received signal strength indication (RSSI) at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to expedite wireless connection establishment comprises the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to display an indication that a wireless connection will be automatically established between the apparatus and the source apparatus for each of the one or more response messages satisfying the predetermined criteria;

and

establish a connection between the apparatus and the source apparatus for each of the one or more response messages satisfying the predetermined criteria.

22. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

activate a touch mode;

receive a message from at least one other apparatus;

determine whether the message satisfies a predetermined criteria; and

if is determined by the apparatus that the message satisfies the predetermined criteria, expedite wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the predetermined criteria is the message having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the wireless connection is a Bluetooth connection and the message is a Bluetooth identity (ID) message.

25. A system, comprising:

an apparatus; and

one or more other apparatuses;

the apparatus transmitting discovery messages and receiving one or more messages responding to the invitation messages from the one or more other apparatuses;

the apparatus further determining if any of the one or more response messages satisfy a predetermined response criteria, and if it is determined that any of the one or more response messages satisfy the predetermined response criteria, expediting wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and each of the one or more other apparatuses from which a response messages satisfying the predetermined criteria was received.