| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a method for discovering services for a wireless multimode terminal with a plurality of radio interfaces. In order to improve the efficiency of a wireless multimode terminal in terms of power consumption and user-friendliness, an indication is sent to a multimode terminal in the mobile network, the indication indicating that services may be locally available for the multimode terminal via at least one short-range wireless network. The indication is received in the multimode terminal, and information is collected, based on the indication, about services available via at least one short-range wireless network. Based on the information collected, a service list is then compiled, the list describing at least one service available locally in one or more short-range wireless networks. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a mobile network, an indication at a multimode terminal operably connected to the mobile network, the indication indicating that services may be locally available via at least one short-range wireless network, wherein the indication comprises multiple bits, which in combination of the multiple bits indicate one or more of the following: type of the at least short-range wireless network, transmit power allowed in the multimode terminal, a channel to be selected by multimode terminal, an IP address from which the multimode terminal may obtain further information about the locally available services, and a network address pointing to a source of service information; based on the indication, collecting service information about services for the multimode terminal available through at least one short-range radio interface of the multimode terminal, wherein said collecting service information comprises: the multimode terminal activating the at least one short-range radio interface, searching for one or more compliant networks, and receiving and storing network-specific information if a compliant network is found, and inactivating the at least one short-range radio interface if no compliant network is found; and based on the service information collected, compiling a service list describing at least one service available through the at least one short-range radio interface. |
