Methods and apparatus for use in facilitating Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless networking

摘要

A wireless communication device is configured to store a plurality of profiles associated with applications. Each profile includes at least a discovery mode property and a device type property. In response to an application being activated, the wireless device enables a discovery mode for performing discovery in accordance with the discovery mode property retrieved from a selected profile associated with the application. When one or more devices are available for discovery, the wireless device receives information from each device, filters the received information to provide filtered information associated with one or more devices having a device type that matches the device type property, and provides the filtered information to the application. The wireless device may then establish, in accordance with one or more properties retrieved from the selected profile, a Wi-Fi P2P wireless network connection with at least one of the devices.

主权项

1. A method in a wireless communication device for Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless communications, the method comprising: storing a plurality of profiles associated with a plurality of applications, each profile including at least a discovery mode property and a device type property; enabling a discovery mode for performing discovery in accordance with the discovery mode property retrieved from a selected one of the profiles associated with an application; when one or more devices are available for discovery: receiving information from each device, each information including a device identifier and a device type; filtering the received information based on device type property, retrieved from the selected profile, to identify each device having a device type that matches the device type property retrieved from the selected profile; providing the filtered information to the application with which the selected profile is associated; and establishing, in accordance with one or more properties retrieved from the selected profile, a Wi-Fi P2P wireless network connection with at least one of the devices, wherein the application comprises a first application, the profile comprises a first profile, the discovery mode property comprises a first discovery mode property, and the device type property comprises a first device type property, the method further comprising: in response to a second application being activated, enabling a discovery mode for performing discovery in accordance with a second discovery mode property retrieved from a second profile associated with the second application; when one or more devices are available for discovery associated with the second application: receiving information from each device, each information including a device identifier and a device type; filtering the received information to provide filtered information associated with one or more devices having a device type that matches a second device type property retrieved from the second profile; and providing the filtered information to the second application.