Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for facilitating use of services available via wireless connection
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Application No.: US14364054Application Date: 2013-12-17
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Publication No.: US10264448B2Publication Date: 2019-04-16
- Inventor: Kåre Agardh , Anders Mellqvist
- Applicant: Sony Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation,Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation,Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Tucker Ellis LLP
- International Application: PCT/IB2013/061051 WO 20131217
- International Announcement: WO2015/092484 WO 20150625
- Main IPC: H04W12/04
- IPC: H04W12/04 ; H04W4/80 ; H04L29/08 ; H04L12/28 ; H04L29/06 ; H04W8/00 ; H04W48/10 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
A method is disclosed for facilitating service usage by a wireless terminal. The method is implemented by a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon. The BLE beacon obtains service information describing a service available via a non-BLE wireless connection to a wireless access point. The BLE beacon also obtains connectivity information for establishing the non-BLE wireless connection, for utilizing the service via the non-BLE wireless connection, or both. The BLE beacon periodically broadcasts the service information and connectivity information via BLE transmissions to a wireless terminal that lacks the non-BLE connection. A corresponding BLE beacon operative to implement the method is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160302060A1 Method and Apparatus for Facilitating Use of Services Available Via Wireless Connection Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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