METHODS FOR EMBEDDING GRAPHIC DATA IN A WIFI BEACON FRAME AND DEVICES FOR PROCESSING THE GRAPHIC DATA

摘要

Disclosed is a device configured to process graphic data and/or instructions embedded in a vendor specific field of a beacon frame and a method of an access point for transmitting such a vendor specific field. The device is configured to detect a WIFI beacon frame, read graphic data and/or process instructions of a vendor specific field of the beacon frame, generate graphic output based on the graphic data of the vendor specific field, and to exhibit the graphic output in a WIFI network list on the display. The device is further configured to replace and/or modify of a standard WIFI network list and/or add indicia to a standard WIFI network list based on the graphic data and/or instructions of one or more vendor specific fields. A series of beacon frames with service information embedded in their vendor specific fields provides for assembled graphic output and/or animation as graphic output.