Method and apparatus for discovering device in wireless communication network
US9055391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for discovering a device without an access point (AP) to perform P2P communication in a wireless communication network includes: receiving a probe request frame from another P2P device; determining whether a message requesting at least one of a phone number and user identification information is included in the received probe request frame; and transmitting a probe response frame including at least one of the phone number and the user identification information to the another P2P device when the message is included in the probe request frame.
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