Methods, systems, and devices for enabling multiple radio assited discovery

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure can include methods, devices and systems for unified information to be carried in P2P discovery, NAN discovery, BLE discovery and NFC discovery that enable two devices to set up a data session either over a P2P link or over an AP infrastructure link. Certain embodiments can be used or extended to any other out-of-band Wi-Fi or Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig) Discovery.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 transmitting, by a first terminal including a radio, a request message for seeking service;   receiving, by a peer terminal, the request message for seeking service;   transmitting to the first terminal, by the peer terminal, a response frame advertising service including service provider attribute information.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the first terminal, the response frame; and   establishing, by the first terminal, a Wi-Fi direct connection with the peer terminal.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the request message comprises a service identity. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service provider attribute information comprises a service identity, an advertisement identifier, a service MAC address, a network information mode, a regulatory class, channel information, a BSSID, a SSID, and/or a network ID. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the request message for seeking service is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the response frame including service provider attribute information is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the Wi-Fi direct connection is a P2P connection or an AP connection. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising performing service discovery and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) provision discovery. 
     
     
         9 . A terminal to connect to a service, the terminal comprising:
 a receiving unit to receive a request message to seek service;   a transmitting unit to transmit a response frame advertising service including service provider attribute information.   
     
     
         10 . The terminal of  claim 9 , wherein the request message comprises a service identity. 
     
     
         11 . The terminal of  claim 9 , wherein the service provider attribute information comprises a service identity, an advertisement identifier, a service MAC address, a network information mode, a regulatory class, channel information, a BSSID, a SSID, and/or a network ID. 
     
     
         12 . The terminal of  claim 9 , wherein the request message for seeking service is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         13 . The terminal of  claim 9 , wherein the response frame including service provider attribute information is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         14 . A terminal to connect to a service, the terminal comprising:
 a transmitting unit to transmit a request message to seek service;   a receiving unit to receive a response frame including service provider attribute information.   
     
     
         15 . The terminal of  claim 14 , further comprising a radio unit to establish a Wi-Fi direct connection with a peer terminal. 
     
     
         16 . The terminal of  claim 15 , wherein the Wi-Fi direct connection is a P2P connection or an AP connection. 
     
     
         17 . The terminal of  claim 15 , wherein the radio unit conducts service discovery and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) provision discovery. 
     
     
         18 . The terminal of  claim 14 , wherein the request message comprises a service identity. 
     
     
         19 . The terminal of  claim 14 , wherein the service provider attribute information comprises a service identity, an advertisement identifier, a service MAC address, a network information mode, a regulatory class, channel information, a BSSID, a SSID, and/or a network ID. 
     
     
         20 . The terminal of  claim 14 , wherein the request message for seeking service is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         21 . The terminal of  claim 14 , wherein the response frame including service provider attribute information is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         22 . A non-transitory computer readable storage device including instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processor(s) of a terminal, cause the first terminal to perform operations of:
 receiving, by the terminal including a radio, a request message to seek service;   transmitting, by the terminal, a response frame advertising service including service provider attribute information.   
     
     
         23 . The storage device of  claim 22 , wherein the request message comprises a service identity. 
     
     
         24 . The storage device of  claim 22 , wherein the service provider attribute information comprises a service identity, an advertisement identifier, a service MAC address, a network information mode, a regulatory class, channel information, a BSSID, a SSID, and/or a network ID. 
     
     
         25 . The storage device of  claim 22 , wherein the request message for seeking service is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         26 . The storage device of  claim 22 , wherein the response frame including service provider attribute information is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         27 . A non-transitory computer readable storage device including instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processor(s) of a terminal, cause the first terminal to perform operations of:
 transmitting, by the terminal, a request message to seek service;   receiving, by the terminal, a response frame advertising service including service provider attribute information.   
     
     
         28 . The storage device of  claim 27 , further comprising the operation of establishing a Wi-Fi direct connection with a peer terminal. 
     
     
         29 . The storage device of  claim 28 , wherein the Wi-Fi direct connection is a P2P connection or an AP connection. 
     
     
         30 . The storage device of  claim 28 , wherein the radio unit conducts service discovery and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) provision discovery. 
     
     
         31 . The storage device of  claim 27 , wherein the request message comprises a service identity. 
     
     
         32 . The storage device of  claim 27 , wherein the service provider attribute information comprises a service identity, an advertisement identifier, a service MAC address, a network information mode, a regulatory class, channel information, a BSSID, a SSID, and/or a network ID. 
     
     
         33 . The storage device of  claim 27 , wherein the request message for seeking service is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         34 . The storage device of  claim 27 , wherein the response frame including service provider attribute information is transmitted via Wi-Fi Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Near Field Communication (NFC).