SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING SERVICE INTEROPERABILITY FUNCTIONALITY FOR WIFI DIRECT DEVICES CONNECTED TO A NETWORK VIA A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT

摘要

Certain embodiments herein are directed to enabling service interoperability functionality for wireless fidelity (WiFi) Direct devices connected to a network via a wireless access point. A WiFi Direct device may identify various other WiFi Direct devices on a WiFi network for performing a requested service, such as printing content or displaying content to a screen. In so doing, the device may share information associated with an access point to which the device is connected with the other devices, which may also share information associated with an access point to which they are connected. In this way, WiFi Direct devices may discover their connectivity with respect to other devices to utilize a broader array of connection options for implementing a desired service, and hence, may leverage application programming interface (API) modules directed at providing service interoperability functionality between software applications and services requested by the software applications.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
one or more radios; one or more antennas; at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
generate a probe request comprising a request for a service and first information associated with a first wireless access point to which the device is connected on a wireless fidelity (WiFi) network;send the probe request to one or more service devices within range of the device;receive a respective response to the probe request comprising an identification of the requested service and second information associated with a second wireless access point to which the one or more service devices are connected on the WiFi network;determine a type of connection for a subsequent communication with the one or more service devices based at least in part on a comparison of at least a portion of the first information to at least a portion of the second information; andinvoke one or more application programming interface (API) modules associated with a WiFi Direct protocol that provide interoperability between the requested service and a software application stored in the at least one memory that requests the service.