Method for discovering wireless devices in a wireless network

Abstract

A method for synchronizing discovery of wireless services or applications in a wireless network using a recurring time interval T, wherein wireless devices within the wireless network can be in one of a plurality of predetermined time states. The method includes selecting a time state from among a plurality of time states, performing a discovery during a recurring time interval T of a first wireless device supporting a given service or application in the selected time state, and during the recurring time interval T The above steps are repeated in the corresponding cycle time interval T until all the multiple predetermined time states have been selected.

Description

[0001] Cross References to Applications

[0002] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 61 / 592,121, filed January 30, 2012, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field Background technique

[0003] The background description provided here is for the purpose of generally presenting the context of the disclosure. To the extent the work is described in this Background section, the work of the presently named inventors and aspects of the description that would not otherwise be qualified as prior art at the time of filing are neither expressly nor implicitly admitted as relative to prior art for this disclosure.

[0004] Wireless discovery is the process by which Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices such as cellular phones, laptops, tablets, etc. (collectively referred to as "stations") locate and eventually each other and connect to a wireless network and eventually connect to each other. Typically, this...

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