WO2011130623A3

5G,4G,3G

Title

NETWORK-ASSISTED PEER DISCOVERY

Application Number:

WO2011US32676

Publication Date:

22-12-2011

Family ID:

Application Date:

15-04-2011

Publication Country:

US

Priority Date:

15-04-2010

Declaring Company:

Abstract  Abstract

Techniques for performing network-assisted peer discovery to enable peer-to-peer (P2P) communication are described. In one design a device registers with a network entity (e.g. a directory agent) so that the presence of the device and possibly other information about the device can be made known to the network entity. The network entity collects similar information from other devices. The device sends a request to the network entity e.g. during or after registration. The request includes information used to match the device with other devices e.g. information about service(s) provided by the device and/or service(s) requested by the device. The directory agent matches requests received from all devices determines a match between the device and at least one other device and sends a notification to perform peer discovery. The device performs peer discovery in response to receiving the notification from the network entity.

Note:

The information in blue was extracted from the third parties (Standard Setting Organisation, Espacenet)

The information in grey was provided by the patent holder

The information in purple was extracted from the FrandAvenue

Explicitly disclosed patent:openly and comprehensibly describes all details of the invention in the patent document.

Implicitly disclosed patent:does not explicitly state certain aspects of the invention, but still allows for these to be inferred from the information provided.

Basis patent:The core patent in a family, outlining the fundamental invention from which related patents or applications originate.

Family member:related patents or applications that share a common priority or original filing.