161 results about "Wi-Fi Direct" patented technology

A method and an apparatus for Wi-Fi connection based on Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes entering a group owner mode of Wi-Fi Direct when enabling of WPS is requested, after entering the group owner mode, entering a WPS session mode where the portable terminal is operable in a WPS registrar mode, determining whether an Access Point (AP) whose WPS session of the WPS registrar mode is enabled or a device whose group owner mode is enabled, exists nearby, and when an AP whose WPS registrar mode is enabled is discovered, disabling the WPS registrar mode and the group owner mode, enabling a WPS session where the portable terminal is to operate in a WPS enrollee mode, and accessing the discovered AP.

A method and system is described where a plurality of position reference devices use short-range wireless communication protocols to transmit positioning assistance data to nearby mobile devices, and the mobile devices use the assistance data to re-calibrate their positioning systems. In some embodiments, mobile device includes an accelerometer and the accelerometer measurements are used to calculate an updated velocity of the mobile device and an updated position of the mobile device based on the accelerometer measurements and previous velocity and position of the mobile device. The short-range communication methods include NFC, RFID, Bluetooth®, short-range 802.11, Wi-Fi Direct, and high frequency focused beams such as 60 GHz. The position reference devices are passive or active NFC tags, passive or active RFID tags, other devices that include such tags as their components, Bluetooth®-enabled devices, 60 GHz-enabled devices, and 802.11 access points that can lower their transmit power.

Provided is a method for forming a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) group using Wi-Fi Direct. The method includes acquiring device information of other P2P device corresponding to a connection target by P2P devices that will form a Wi-Fi P2P group; checking a type of the other P2P devices based on the acquired device information; adjusting an intent value of a P2P device depending on the checked type of the other P2P devices; and forming a Wi-Fi P2P group based on the adjusted intent values of the P2P devices.

System and method for communications in an ad-hoc multi-hop Wi-Fi network are disclosed. The MAC address of an intended recipient is propagated through an advertised SSID or probe response information element of multiple network participants. The group of network participants that convey the MAC address for the intended recipient are connect with each other as Wi-Fi Direct group owners connect to downstream Wi-Fi Direct clients. An access point may control when a Wi-Fi device is allowed to connect based upon whether or not the access point has data, commands, or information to be sent to the Wi-Fi device. If the access point has no data, commands, or information is ready to be sent to the Wi-Fi device, then the access point will add the Wi-Fi device to a list of excluded MAC addresses.

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection through Bluetooth low energy (LE) technology. According to the present invention, provided are a method including: receiving an advertising message including information associated with Wi-Fi Direct from a second device; transmitting a request message for requesting detailed information of the Wi-Fi Direct to the second device based on the advertising message; receiving a response message including the detailed information in response to the request message; and establishing the Wi-Fi Direct connection with the second device, wherein the advertising message is transmitted through a specific channel for a Bluetooth low energy (LE) connection and the information includes at least one of ID information indicating the Wi-Fi Direct, location information of the detailed information, or available information of an alternative communication means, and an apparatus thereof

A method and a first device for determining a group owner during establishment of a local-wireless communication connection are provided. The method includes searching for a second device that supports the local-wireless communication connection; searching, if the second device is found, for services supportable by the second device; determining an intent value of the first device corresponding to a group owner authority with respect to a service to be connected among the found supportable services; transmitting, to the second device, a negotiation message including the determined intent value of the first device; receiving, from the second device, a negotiation message including an intent value of the second device; and determining, from among the first device and the second device, a device having the group owner authority by comparing the determined intent value of the first device with the intent value of the second device.

Provided is a multi-function printer (MFP) supporting Wi-Fi Direct. The MFP includes a print engine to perform a printing operation, a first wireless interface to connect the MFP to an access point (AP) of an infrastructured network, a second wireless interface to connect the MFP to an external wireless terminal in a Wi-Fi Direct, a soft AP to allow the MFP to perform as an AP when the MFP is Wi-Fi Direct connected, and a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server unit allocating an internet protocol (IP) address to the wireless device that is Wi-Fi Direct connected to the MFP, where the MFP is simultaneously connected to an AP of the infrastructured network and an external wireless terminal via the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface by using one channel.

A Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct connection method is provided. The method includes, when a Wi-Fi-Direct connection is requested, performing a device discovery to display a device discovery result and generating a target peer list from Peer-to-Peer (P2P) devices in the displayed device discovery result, performing a provision discovery of a Personal Identification Number (PIN) connection type with the P2P devices within the target peer list, after inputting a PIN, transmitting a PIN check query request message to the P2P devices within the target peer list, and receiving a PIN check query response message from each of the P2P devices within the target peer list, and identifying a status code of each received PIN check query request message establishing the Wi-Fi Direct connection when the status code corresponds to a success.

Systems and methods are provided for facilitating wireless connections using a Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) beacon installed at a location. In particular, the provided systems and methods may facilitate wireless connections by providing credentials for accessing a wireless network at the location when a user checks in to the location using a user device in communication with the BLE beacon. The provided systems and methods may further facilitate wireless connections by establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection with the user device to quickly provide content to the user device while at the location.

A data transmission method and apparatus for a mobile terminal are provided. The method enables the mobile terminal to share screen data with an external device through Wi-Fi Direct. The method includes establishing an RTP session using a first transport protocol by sending an RTSP setup message to the external device, and transmitting screen data as RTP packets to the external device through the first transport protocol, monitoring RTP packets to determine whether to conduct RTP transport switching to the external device, sending, upon determining to conduct RTP transport switching, an RTSP request message for RTP transport switching to the external device, and transmitting screen data as RTP packets to the external device through a second transport protocol. The external device may also request and conduct RTP transport switching using a desired transport protocol through RTSP.

Methods and apparatus for implementing a mode-switch protocol and mechanism for hybrid wireless display system with screencasting and native graphics throwing. Under a Mircast implementation, A Wi-Fi Direct (WFD) link is established between WFD source and sink devices, with the WFD source device configured to operate as a Miracast source that streams Miracast content to a Miracast sink that is configured to operate on the WFD sink device using a Miracast mode. The WFD source and sink devices are respectively configured as a native graphics thrower and catcher and support operation in a native graphics throwing mode, wherein the WFD source devices throw at least one of native graphics commands and native graphics content to the WFD sink device. In response to detection that Miracast content has been selected to be played on the WFD source device, the operating mode is switched to the Miracast mode. The mode may also be automatically or selectively switched back to the native graphics throwing mode. The techniques may also be applied to methods and apparatus that support other types of screencasting techniques and both wireless and wired links.

A concurrent control method for a communication device embedded with Wi-Fi Direct includes dynamically adjusting a target beacon transmission time (TBTT) of a Wi-Fi Direct connection according to a time difference between the TBTT of the communication device and a nearest TBTT of a wireless local area network access point (WLAN AP) and whether a channel for the Wi-Fi Direct connection and a channel for the WLAN connection are different.

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for changing services in a direct communication system. A method for setting up a session in a first wireless device supporting a Wi-Fi direct service, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can include the steps of: setting up a connection between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, which includes a provision discovery process between the first wireless device and the second wireless device for creating a session for a first service; and transmitting a request_session message from the first wireless device to the second wireless device for creating a session for a second service. Session information for the second service can be included in the request_session message.

A method and an apparatus for connecting a service, according to a user's intention are provided. The method includes determining at least one file to be transmitted through a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct connection, selecting, by device discovery, a peer terminal to receive the at least one file, transmitting, to the peer terminal, a first frame including file attribute information about the at least one file, before the Wi-Fi Direct connection is established with the peer terminal, and receiving, from the peer terminal, a second frame, including information indicating whether the Wi-Fi Direct connection to the peer terminal is accepted or rejected.

The invention relates to the field of multimedia application, and provides a program-pushing method and system, an intelligent display device, and a cloud server. The program-pushing method includes that the intelligent display device is in a wi-fi direct connection with a mobile device and the intelligent display device supports two different medium access control (MAC) entities. Program reservation information input by users is received. When the intelligent display device monitors the broadcasting corresponding to the program reservation information, the program is pushed to the mobile device. Due to the fact that the intelligent display device is in a wi-fi direct connection with a mobile device to transmit data, the stability of the data interaction is better. Meanwhile, due to the fact that the wi-fi direct connection is a peering connection in a point-to-point mode, the intelligent display device can not only be used as a source, but also can be used as a terminal.

A Wi-Fi Direct Group Owner stores network parameters needed for proper operation of a peer-to-peer network. These include the network name and identifier, the power save schedule, the security settings, MAC address of all of the group members, etc. To reduce the need for a single Group Owner, this information is distributed. As each new device is added to the network, all of these parameters are passed via IEEE 802.11 data packets from the device acting as the Group Owner to the new peer device. This way, the new peer device has all of the information about the group at the time that it joins. Any device in the Resilient Peer Network can temporarily take on the role of a traditional Wi-Fi Direct Group Owner (admission control). Selection of which peer will act as a Group Owner will depend on a user action or network event.

A multimedia data distribution system is provided. The multimedia data distribution system comprises a multimedia controller and at least a distribution zone. A distribution zone has a zone hub and zero to finite number of zone media player. The zone hub receives multimedia data from a multimedia content source through an out-of-zone data path and then synchronously redistributes multimedia contents to rest of zone media players via in-zone data paths. A multimedia controller utilizes out-of-zone control path to transmit control message to a zone hub, which in turn relays the control messages to addressed zone media player(s) via in-zone control paths. The zone hub of a distribution zone receives status updates from individual zone media players via in-zone status update paths, aggregates them, and then relays to the multimedia controller via the out-of-zone status update path. While out-of-zone data, control, and status update paths are setting up based on Wi-Fi connections to an infrastructure AP or a Hotspot, all of the in-zone paths are established on Wi-Fi Direct peer-to-peer connections.

A Wi-Fi Direct connection method for a plurality of devices and a device having a Wi-Fi Direct connection function are disclosed. The Wi-Fi Direct connection method including connecting the plurality of devices through an access point (AP) for communication, making a request through a first device to a second device from among the plurality of devices through the AP to perform a Wi-Fi Direct connection, changing the state of the second device into a standby mode for the Wi-Fi Direct connection in a response to the request for the Wi-Fi Direct connection, performing provisioning discovery by the first device after making the request for the Wi-Fi Direct connection and exchanging a provisioning method with the second device; and accepting the Wi-Fi Direct connection in response to the second device receiving the provisioning discovery request from the first device which has requested the Wi-Fi Direct connection.

A Wi-Fi direct communication system and method are used for regenerating a group of an electronic device in the Wi-Fi direct communication system, and an operation mode is determined in information of an obtained profile. When the operation mode is a group owner mode, the electronic device is set to an automatic group owner. At least one device included in the profile information is retrieved, and the retrieved device is invited to the group. When the invitation is completed, the group regeneration is completed.

A method of performing communication between a first device and a second device by using a Wi-Fi direct scheme is provided. The method may include receiving, by the first device, information on relating to a content protection capability of the second device in during a device discovery procedure; and determining, by the first device, whether to perform a connection setup procedure with the second device based on the received information on relating to the content protection capability of the second device.

The invention discloses a method and apparatus for establishing wireless connection between electronic devices. When a first device approaches to a second device, the near field communication reader-writer in the first device, through controlling the near field communication label, controls the Wi-Fi Direct switch in the second device so as to enable the second device to have a Wi-Fi Direct function; and the second device, when provided with the Wi-Fi Direct function, establishes wireless connection with other devices having the Wi-Fi Direct functions. By using the method and apparatus provided by the invention, the wireless connection can be conveniently and rapidly established between two or among multiple electronic devices.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method and device for controlling the network connection of a projection screen receiving device, a network connection method and device for the projectionscreen receiving device, a screen projection device, a projection screen receiving device, a storage medium. The method for controlling the network connection of the projection screen receiving devicecomprises establishing a point-to-point connection to the projection screen receiving device through the Wi-Fi Direct technology; transmitting the network connection information to the projection screen receiving device according to the connection information acquisition request sent by the projection screen receiving device in order that the projection screen receiving device is connected to thenetwork corresponding to the network connection information. The technical solution of the embodiment of the invention solves the technical defect that the projection screen receiving device in the prior art has a cumbersome, complicated and inconvenient network connection mode, and realizes that the projection screen receiving device is connected to a wireless LAN connected to a screen projection device quickly, conveniently and accurately.

An apparatus and method for improving performance of a service based on Wi-Fi direct connection by verifying URI information for controlling a P2P client in a device discovery process of a MAC layer when providing a UPnP service function based on the Wi-Fi direct connection is provided. The apparatus includes a message sending unit for sending a device discovery request, a message receiving unit for receiving a response message, including URI information of a P2P client, for the device discovery request, a message analyzing unit for acquiring the URI information included in the response message, and a service controller for performing a UPnP service function based on the Wi-Fi direct connection using the acquired URI information when connecting with the P2P client, wherein the device discovery request is a device discovery request of a Wi-Fi MAC layer.

A method and a terminal device for scanning a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct device in a terminal device are described. The method includes: activating a Wi-Fi direct operation; scanning Wi-Fi direct devices within range to obtain device information; determining, with a processor, whether connection is available or non-available with each of the scanned Wi-Fi direct devices by analyzing the device information for each of the scanned Wi-Fi direct devices; and displaying the available Wi-Fi direct devices. Accordingly, a user may distinguish the available devices from the non-available devices.

A system is provided where video and audio is recorded by multiple devices, that can be played back on the same video via split frames. In an embodiment, multiple cameras and devices, for example ranging from iPhones, to Android phones, to GoPros, connected via Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi-direct to be synchronized via an app. Once all devices are ready, the master or primary device can initiate a recording on all the cameras simultaneously. Once the recording has stopped, the devices will send the video to the master device for processing and merging.

The invention designs a wireless communication method and system. The wireless communication system comprises a first wireless communication terminal, a second wireless communication terminal and a service set identifier (SSID), wherein the first wireless communication terminal at least supports a soft AP (access point) role, the second wireless communication terminal supports an STA (station) role, the SSID assigns a Wi-Fi Direct (Wireless Fidelity Direct) network to the first wireless communication network, and the second wireless communication terminal scans the SSID for free assignment and performs SSDI map processing on frames before two communication parties send the frames and after the two communication parties receive the frames. The Wi-Fi Direct communication terminals can be connected with each other without an AP, and the wireless communication method is based on a Wi-Fi Direct technology and adopts an SSID mapping process to effectively solve the problem that the SSID cannot be assigned freely in the Wi-Fi Direct.

The invention discloses a low-power-consumption data transmission method and system, transmitting equipment, and receiving equipment. The method comprises the steps: comparing to-be-transmitted data and a preset data size through the transmitting equipment, and selecting a low-power-consumption Bluetooth mode for data transmission when the to-be-transmitted data of the transmitting equipment is less than the preset data size; or else, enabling the transmitting equipment to notify the receiving equipment to start, quickly building a Wi-Fi direct mode connection, and enabling the transmitting equipment to select a Wi-Fi direct mode for transmitting data to the receiving equipment; enabling the transmitting equipment and the receiving equipment to turn off the Wi-Fi direct mode after the data transmission is finished, thereby achieving a purpose that the low-power-consumption Bluetooth equipment can transmit the data at high efficiency and low power consumption.

A Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct connection method for a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving a probe signal from at least one device; comparing location information in the probe signal with location information of the UE; and performing the Wi-Fi Direct connection for the at least one device transmitting the probe signal including location information that is the same as that of the UE. In addition, a method of supporting a Wi-Fi Direct connection for a wireless Access Point (AP) is provided. The method includes receiving common location information from at least one gateway; and transmitting unique identification information of the wireless AP and the common location information to at least one Wi-Fi Direct support device, wherein the unique identification information and the common location information are used to create location information, which is included in a probe signal, in the Wi-Fi Direct support device.