Neighbor awareness networking service discovery proxy

US10433353B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Su Khiong Yong · Palo Alto, US
• Christiaan A. Hartman · San Jose, US
• Yong Liu · Campbell, US
• Lawrie Kurian · San Jose, US
• Peter N. Heerboth · Cupertino, US
• Guoqing Li · Campbell, US
• Daniel R. Borges · San Francisco, US
• Chiu Ngok E. Wong · San Jose, US
• Saravanan Balasubramaniyan · Los Gatos, US
• Tashbeeb Haque · San Francisco, US
• Anand Rajagopalan · Saratoga, US
• Andreas Wolf · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 9, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Mar 21, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W48/16
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)—direct communication with neighboring wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to aspects of NAN communication, including service discovery proxy registration, publishing, and subscription of services via the proxy, maintenance of the proxy, and de-registration of the proxy.