Device to-device (D2D) discovery without authenticating through cloud
US8594632B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of device-to-device (D2D) discovery, authentication, and connection techniques are generally described herein. In an example, a device-to-device connection establishment technique may be performed directly between peer-to-peer wireless communication devices without obtaining authentication information from a cloud network or an external service. The device-to-device connection establishment technique may include a transmission of a discovery request to available devices, a transmission of a response from available devices including authentication data, and a verification of the authentication data. The authentication data may include previously stored image data associated with a device or human user associated with a device. In further examples, image processing and image recognition techniques may be used to verify a particular device or human user associated with a device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.