Discovery apparatus and method
US8051157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/4541
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A discovery apparatus among a plurality of networks including at least one client includes: a transceiver which transmits and receives shared information and a request message to and from the client within the plurality of networks, the shared information being intrinsic information of the clients; a storage unit which receives the shared information from the transceiver and stores the shared information of the transceiver; and a controller which creates a shared space, which stores the shared information in the storage unit, in accordance with the request message received through the transceiver, and manages the shared information stored in the shared space.
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