Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080253351 | MULTIRADIO POWER AWARE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - A system for managing the operation of a plurality of radio modules integrated within the same wireless communication device. In at least one embodiment of the present invention, time may be allocated for use in communicating over one or more wireless communication mediums. This time may be allocated based on a determination that a maximum power usage threshold will not be exceeded, and that potential communication conflicts may be avoided, over a period of time. The allocation may result in an operational schedule that may be utilized by radio modules in the wireless communication device that support the one or more wireless communication mediums. | 10-16-2008 |
20080301301 | Information sharing in a smart space - An apparatus and method for storing and maintaining in a smart space device connectivity information of devices of the smart space including a plurality of disparate radio access technologies. The connectivity information is propagated to at least one other device of the smart space and is used for selecting an optimal distribution route for information to be shared in the smart space. Technologies such as NoTA, BillBoard and Whiteboard can be used. | 12-04-2008 |
20090063683 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION IN A DYNAMIC MULTI-DEVICE ENVIRONMENT - A system for managing operation of a “whiteboard” supported by one or more devices. A whiteboard may comprise a shared storage area allocated amongst the memories of one or more devices enabled for wireless communication. The whiteboard may be accessed by various programs, or “nodes,” resident on the devices. In at least one scenario, some nodes may provide information to a whiteboard section of one device for use by nodes that may exist on other devices. This information may be accessible via wireless communication The present invention may evaluate the requirements of the various active nodes in view of the status of the plurality of devices in order to both optimize whiteboard operation while conserving device resources. | 03-05-2009 |
20090111532 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING RESIDUAL ENERGY AWARENESS IN AN AD HOC WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method of coordinating devices in a wireless network is provided. First capability data associated with a first type of power source and a first state of the power source of a first device is received at a second device. Second capability data is transmitted to the first device from the second device. The second capability data is associated with a second type of power source and a second state of the power source of the second device. The first capability data is compared with the second capability data at the second device. If the comparison indicates the first capability data is less desirable than the second capability data, the second capability data is transmitted again to the first device from the second device. If the comparison indicates the first capability data is more desirable than the second capability data, the first capability data is received again from the first device at the second device. | 04-30-2009 |
20090319645 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Distributed Information Management - An apparatus for distributed information management may include a processor. The processor may be configured to select one or more network domain features and one or more information domain features. In this regard, the network domain features may be based on the connectivity of a network, and the information domain features may be based on meta-data associated with information stored within the network. The processor may also be configured to determine a network domain covariance based on the one or more network domain features and determine an information domain covariance based on the one or more information domain features. Further, the processor may be configured to combine the network domain covariance and the information domain covariance to determine a path update. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided. | 12-24-2009 |
20100260067 | CONNECTIVITY ARCHITECTURE FOR SERVICE DISCOVERY - A system including a billboard that may comprise a common memory space allocated amongst at least two devices. Service nodes created on the billboard may represent services offered by the at least two devices. Service nodes may interact with each other on the billboard in order to perform inquiries for required services. For example, an application residing in the at least two devices may access the billboard in order to locate service nodes pertaining to a desired service. Information available from service nodes may include service property and usable transport information. A direction connection may then be made between the application and the service after a service node is selected. | 10-14-2010 |
20100278077 | DEVICE DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT FOR AD HOC NETWORKS - A wireless device transmits beacon packets at periodically occurring time intervals across a wireless channel. When the wireless communications device has not formed a piconet with one or more remote devices, the device scans the wireless channel for a predetermined amount of time immediately following each of the periodically occurring time intervals. During this time a remote device may respond to the beacon packet. | 11-04-2010 |
20100283613 | Information Sharing in a Smart Space - Disclosed is an apparatus including a near field communication unit configured to read usage information pertaining to one or more devices within a certain space; and a processing unit configured to forward at least part of said usage information to one or more devices of another space, such as a personal space comprising devices personally held by a certain user. The certain space may be a smart space. Also related other devices, methods and computer programs are disclosed. | 11-11-2010 |
20110002344 | BUFFER CONTROL FOR MULTI-TRANSPORT ARCHITECTURES - A system for automating connection management in a manner that may be transparent to any actively communicating applications operating in a Network on Terminal Architecture (NoTA). An application level entity may access another node by making a request to a high level communication structure via an interface. The high level structure may interact with a lower level structure configured to manage communication by establishing communication with another device via one or more transports. In at least one embodiment, provisions may be made to guard against data being lost when a transport fails, including storing data that is passed from a transport-independent buffer to a transport-specific buffer in case the transport fails. When a failure occurs, the stored data may readily be forwarded for sending using another transport. | 01-06-2011 |
20110004886 | TRANSPORT INDEPENDENT ARCHITECTURE - A system for automating connection management in a manner that may be transparent to any actively communicating applications operating in a Network on Terminal Architecture (NoTA). An application level entity, such as an application node, may access another node by making a request to a high level communication structure via a high level interface. The high level structure may then interact with a lower level structure in order to facilitate a connection to a programmatic element on another device, for example, via a wireless communication transport. | 01-06-2011 |
20110105024 | TRANSPORT INDEPENDENT SERVICE DISCOVERY - A system for disseminating resource (e.g., service) availability information throughout a group of wireless-enabled apparatuses. For example, one or more apparatuses may act as service information holders configured to maintain information regarding their own services, as well as about services that are available from other apparatuses that were previously in communication with the service information holding apparatuses. As a result, information regarding available resources in multiple apparatuses may be obtained from a single apparatus via a single wireless communication protocol, regardless of whether the service is actually accessible via the wireless communication protocol, or even available from the apparatus that is performing the advertising. | 05-05-2011 |
20110167182 | TRANSPORT PRIORITIZATION BASED ON MESSAGE TYPE - A system for controlling message transmission in an apparatus. Messages pending for transmission in an apparatus may be analyzed in order to determine a type for each message. The type determined for each message may then be utilized to select a transport set comprising one or more transports. The apparatus may select a transport from the transport set and may then transmit the pending messages using the selected transport. | 07-07-2011 |
20110237200 | COLLABORATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING IN RADIO ENVIRONMENT - A system for configuring wireless communication in apparatuses based on sensed spectrum information. Apparatuses interacting via a shared information space may exchange configuration information that may, for example, comprise communication transport information. The configuration information may then be utilized in formulating spectrum sensing parameters that are distributed to one or more of the apparatuses via the shared information space. The spectrum sensing parameters may be used by the apparatuses for performing signals sensing operations in their respective environments, the results of which may be shared via the shared information space. The spectrum sensing results may then be utilized to configure and/or manage communications in one or more of the apparatuses. | 09-29-2011 |
20110256895 | APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING PERIPHERAL DEVICE SELECTION - Apparatus for enabling the connection of an electronic device to a particular peripheral device, wherein the apparatus is configured to
| 10-20-2011 |
20110316698 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING ADAPTIVE USER NOTIFICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing adaptive user notifications. A method may include detecting an event. The method may further include determining usage of one or more connected apparatuses. The method may also include determining, based on the determined usage, a notification method for notifying of the event. The method may additionally include generating an event notification message based on the determined notification method. The method may further include causing the event notification message to be sent to a connected apparatus to trigger the connected apparatus to provide an alert indicative of the event in accordance with the determined notification method. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 12-29-2011 |
20120124225 | COGNITIVE CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT - A system for configuring communications in an apparatus. An apparatus may determine whether access to resources not in the apparatus is desired. If it is determined that access to the resource is desired, an access request may be sent to a resource manager. The apparatus may then receive connection information in response to the access request, and may then utilize the connection information when selecting a communication configuration usable for accessing the desired resources that are accessible via the other apparatus. | 05-17-2012 |
20120190302 | NON-NETWORKED MESSAGING - A system for facilitating short-range wireless data exchanges between apparatuses that are not linked by a wireless network connection. For example, an apparatus may initially determine if data suitable for transmission without first establishing a formal network connection is pending. For example, in terms of Bluetooth the data may suitable for transmission to another apparatus without having to first negotiate a Bluetooth piconet including both apparatuses. If it determined that data is pending for transmission, the apparatus may scan for apparatus detection packets transmitted from other apparatuses (e.g., enter an inquiry scanning mode). Upon reception of an apparatus detection packet, the apparatus may transmit one or more messages via wireless communication (e.g., execute an extended inquiry response procedure) comprising at least the data. | 07-26-2012 |
20120190390 | RADIO COMMUNICATION - According to an example embodiment, there is provided a method, an apparatus, and a computer program for identifying a first wake-up signal, received from a first apparatus using a first radio device, as a forwarding wake-up signal; and in response to identifying the first wake-up signal as a forwarding wake-up signal, enabling one or more other radio devices, different to the first radio device, to receive a first data signal and forward the first data signal to at least a second apparatus. The first radio device may operate at a lower power than the one or more other radio devices. The first data signal may be received from the first apparatus. | 07-26-2012 |
20120238205 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR OUT-OF-BAND SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION CARRIER TRANSPORT SWITCHING - Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable out-of-band short-range communication carrier transport switching for connection setup of in-band device-to-device communication. Example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising the steps of transmitting, by a first device via an out-of-band short-range communication carrier, an indication to a second device that a carrier switch from the out-of-band short-range communication carrier to an in-band short-range communication carrier is desired; receiving in response to the transmitted indication, a response from the second device via the out-of-band short-range communication carrier including an indication that the carrier switch from the out-of-band short-range communication carrier to the in-band short-range communication carrier is confirmed; and modifying, by the first device, device detection procedure associated with the in-band short-range communication carrier to improve detection of paging signals on the in-band short-range communication carrier. | 09-20-2012 |
20120257508 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DIRECTION DETERMINATION FOR BLUETOOTH.TM. INQUIRY PROCESS - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments provide Bluetooth™ direction finding information exchange without establishment of a formal communication connection. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises scanning, by an apparatus, for wireless signals, the wireless signals comprising one or more inquiry packets; providing information usable for estimating at least a relative direction of the apparatus in response to receiving one or more inquiry packets from a remote device; and transmitting one or more response packets including an information packet containing the information usable for estimating the at least relative direction of the apparatus. The one or more response packets may include a Bluetooth™ extended inquiry response packet. | 10-11-2012 |
20120289157 | TOUCH INQUIRY - 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. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289158 | INQUIRY RESPONSE EVENT CONTROL - A system for selectively expediting connection establishment between apparatuses. In at least one example implementation, an apparatus may comprise at least a control entity and a communication entity. The control entity may transmit a command to the communication entity, the command instructing the communication entity to set certain operational parameters. The communication entity may then send a response to the command, and the control entity may determine if the certain operational parameters have been set in the communication entity based on the response. If the certain operational parameters have been set, the control entity may initiate a first device discovery mode in the apparatus. Alternatively, a second device discovery mode may be initiated by the control entity if it is determined that the certain operational parameters have not been set in the communication entity. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289159 | MULTIPLE APPARATUS SELECTION VIA TOUCH - A system for expediting connection establishment between apparatuses. In at least one example implementation, an apparatus may transmit discovery messages and may receive response messages. If any of the response messages are determined to satisfy predetermined response criteria, the apparatus may further determine if any of these response messages (e.g., the messages that were determined to satisfy the predetermined response criteria) are associated with apparatuses that satisfy selection criteria for the selection of multiple apparatuses that may, in some instances, operate together as a group. Apparatuses that are determined to satisfy the multiple selection criteria may then be selected, wherein connection establishment is expedited for the selected apparatuses. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289160 | SENSOR-BASED TOUCH INQUIRY CONTROL - A system for selectively expediting connection establishment between apparatuses. In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus may sense a first change in the disposition of the apparatus, and may initiate device discovery based on the first sensed change. A determination may then be made in the apparatus as to whether another apparatus encountered by the apparatus during device discovery satisfies a predetermined response criteria. The apparatus may then select the other apparatus if it is determined that the other apparatus satisfies the predetermined response criteria. | 11-15-2012 |
20130042010 | ACCESS ESTABLISHMENT TO LOCALLY CONNECTABLE DEVICE - In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for arranging access to locally connectable devices. A target direction is estimated on the basis of a user input. A communication device residing substantially at the target direction is defined. Before or after the identification of the communication device, access information associated with the communications device is received without establishing a connection to the communication device and without any information of earlier connection to the communication device. The device at target direction communication device and/or a service is connected on the basis of the access information associated with the identified communication device. | 02-14-2013 |
20130246778 | DYNAMICALLY SCALABLE APPLICATION INFRASTRUCTURE - The invention relates to a method for processing information in an apparatus having one or more interfaces to one or more peripheral components, said method comprising obtaining information about resources of the one or more peripheral components from at least one peripheral component, forming a policy basing at least partly on the information about the resources of the at least one peripheral component, forming a cost function basing at least partly on the information about the resources of the at least one peripheral component, determining an entry combination of the resources forming the cost function such that the entry combination is at least in part compliant with the policy and changing configuration of the apparatus to at least partly comply with the determined entry combination. | 09-19-2013 |
20130260688 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHMENT - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable devices to initiate a communication connection. In an example embodiment, a method includes receiving one or more device detection messages at an apparatus; transmitting, by the apparatus, one or more response messages including information usable for a wireless device receiving the one or more response messages to estimate a distance to the apparatus; and receiving, at the apparatus, a reverse response message including an information message from the wireless device, containing information usable for estimating a distance between the apparatus and the wireless device. | 10-03-2013 |
20130281015 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING INTERACTION BETWEEN A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus are provided to facilitate the interaction of a mobile terminal and an RFID communications circuit carried by or otherwise associated with the mobile terminal such that the RFID communications circuit facilitates the provision of the additional functionality following the manufacture and deployment of the mobile terminal. In the context of a method, power may be caused to be provided to an RFID communications circuit carried by a mobile terminal following activation of the RFID communications circuit. The method also receives information from the RFID communications circuit and causes an operation to be performed with a processor based upon the information received from the RFID communications circuit. | 10-24-2013 |
20130281021 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING ACCESS POINTS BASED ON TOUCH SELECTION - An approach is provided for configuring one or more mobile devices to multiple access points and/or services associated with at least one structure. An access platform determines status information associated with at least one structure, wherein the at least one structure is associated with one or more access points located in one part of the at least one structure, one or more other access points located in another part of the at least one structure, or a combination thereof. The access platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the status information to cause, at least in part, an activation, a deactivation, or a combination thereof of the one or more access points, one or more services associated with the one or more access points, the one or more other access points, one or more other services associated with the one or more other access points, or a combination thereof. | 10-24-2013 |
20130281025 | FACILITATING THE INITIATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SESSION - An apparatus comprises at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to receive a signal indicative of a request to initiate a wireless communication session using an antenna of a first wireless communication device, and responsive to the signal, to cause an indicator to be displayed on a display of the first wireless communication device, the indicator being configured to indicate to a user an orientation of the first wireless communication device with respect to a second communication device for facilitating the initiation of a wireless communication session between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device using the antenna. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283351 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SERVICES BASED ON TOUCH SELECTION - An approach is provided for configuring one or more mobile devices to one or more services associated with at least one structure based on various contexts, access criteria, and/or security levels. The access platform determines proximity information of one or more devices with respect to at least a first access point, a second access point, or a combination thereof associated with at least one structure. The access platform next processes and/or facilitates a processing of the proximity information to determine one or more roles, one or more accesses, one or more rights, or a combination thereof. The access platform then determines one or more services to make available based, at least in part, on the one or more roles, the one or more accesses, the one or more rights, or a combination thereof. | 10-24-2013 |
20130326495 | WIRELESS PROGRAMMING - A programming initiator device identifies a set of user devices for which an update to software/firmware/content has not yet been installed; wirelessly provides to one or a subset of the user devices the update and also instructions for how to distribute the update among remaining user devices of the set; and identifies from feedback wirelessly received from at least one of the user devices in the set all of the user devices of the set which have successfully installed the update. A first user device wirelessly receives an update to software/firmware/content and distribution information for distributing the update to at least a second user device; installs the update itself; and shares the update with the at least second user device according to the received distribution information. | 12-05-2013 |
20130331031 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION DISCONNECTION - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable devices to disconnect a communication connection. In an example embodiment, a method includes measuring, by an apparatus, a power level of one or more wireless communication messages received from a selected wireless device over a wireless communication connection, after an interval following an establishment of the wireless communication connection; and disconnecting, by the apparatus, the wireless communication connection with the selected wireless device, if the one or more wireless communication messages received over the wireless communication connection, has a measured power level greater than a threshold value. | 12-12-2013 |
20130337748 | NON-NETWORKED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - According to one embodiment, the invention relates to a method comprising: transmitting ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140057564 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING ADVERTISEMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVICE DISCOVERY - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for facilitating device discovery so as to consume less power with reduced channel occupancy. In regards to a method implemented by a master device, a scan for an advertisement is caused to be performed and an advertisement packet is received during the scan that defines a time period in which the source device of the advertisement packet will be performing a page scan. The method also determines the time period in which the source device of the advertisement packet will be performing the page scan. The method also causes a page to be issued during the time period in which the source device of the advertisement packet will be performing the page scan, and then receives a page response in response to the page. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products as employed by both master and slave devices are also provided. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING ADVERTISEMENTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING CONNECTION SETUP - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for reducing the time required for connection setup including, but not limited to, the time required for connection setup for devices discovered utilizing a low energy technology. In the context of a method performed by a slave device to be discovered, an advertisement may be generated including an indication of a capability to perform a predefined type of connection setup for initiating wireless communications. The method also causes the advertisement to be transmitted and receives a response to the advertisement from another device including one or more parameters relating to the predefined type of connection setup. The method also supports the connection setup with the another device in accordance with the one or more parameters. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products as employed by both master and slave devices are also provided. | 02-27-2014 |
20140160978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW ENERGY DISCOVERY - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for facilitating efficient device discovery. In regards to a method implemented by a master device, a first identifier is received and stored. The method also receives a data packet comprising a second identifier from a particular device and determines whether at least a portion of the first identifier matches at least a portion of the second identifier. The method then, in an instant in which there is a match, causes a connection procedure to be initiated with the particular device. According to one example embodiment, the first identifier may be received from via a cloud service. According to another example embodiment, the first identifier may be received during an active data connection with another device. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products as employed by both master and slave devices are also provided. | 06-12-2014 |
20140194062 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable devices to invoke a programmed process, if the one or more wireless communication messages received over the wireless communication connection, has a measured power level greater than a threshold value. In an example embodiment, a method includes measuring, by an apparatus, a power level of one or more wireless communication messages received from a selected wireless device over a wireless communication connection; and invoking, by the apparatus, a programmed process, if the one or more wireless communication messages received over the wireless communication connection, has a measured power level greater than a threshold value. | 07-10-2014 |
20140206286 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS DEVICE DISCOVERY PROCESS - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enhance wireless communications device discovery processes. In an example embodiment, a method includes detecting a wireless device discovery message at an apparatus, and in response to detecting the wireless device discovery message, temporarily tuning, by the apparatus, device discovery parameters to increase a rate of detecting wireless device discovery messages. | 07-24-2014 |
20140302794 | CLOSE PROXIMITY BASED EVENT TRIGGERING - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, a computer program product and a method is provided for device and/or user identification. The example embodiment comprises receiving, at an apparatus, a wireless signal comprising at least one of an address or an indication identifying a wireless communication device initiating the wireless signal, transmitting a query to a remote network entity, the query including at least one of the received address or indication identifying the wireless communication device and an indication associated with identity of the apparatus, and receiving a response to the query including information relating to identity of the wireless communication device if an association exists between the apparatus and the wireless communication device. | 10-09-2014 |
20140335792 | APPLICATION BASED CONNECTIVITY EVENT TRIGGERING - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, a computer program product and a method is provided for application based connectivity event triggering. The example embodiment comprises determining, at an apparatus, whether an active application satisfies predefined criteria for connectivity event, and triggering a radio module at the apparatus to enter into a device discovery mode for transmitting device discovery messages in response to determining that the apparatus is actively operating an application satisfying the predefined criteria for connectivity event. | 11-13-2014 |
20140355389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to provide for the control of a remote device. The method may include determining, with a processor, a control radius for a remote device, determining a first proximity of a user device to the remote device, in response to determining that the first proximity is within the control radius, enabling the user device to control the remote device, determining at least one command input from the user device to the remote device based on a second proximity of the user device to the remote device, and causing transmission of the command input to the remote device. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355517 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS DEVICE DISCOVERY - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enhance wireless communications device discovery processes. In an example embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by an apparatus, a sequence of wireless device advertising channel messages in a first communications protocol during device discovery scans of the first communications protocol; and multiplexing, by the apparatus, transmission of a sequence of wireless device discovery messages in a second communications protocol, with the detected sequence of wireless device advertising channel messages in the first communications protocol, in response to the detecting of the sequence of wireless device advertising channel messages in the first communications protocol. | 12-04-2014 |