Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Systems and methods for pre-association discovery of services on a network
Systems, methods, and devices for an access point for monitoring, caching, and advertising service information on a wireless network are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for an access point for monitoring, caching, and advertising service information on a wireless network is provided. The method includes collecting information regarding one or more services offered on the wireless network, the information being collected from messages transmitted between other access points and wireless devices. The method further includes storing in a memory a service description for the services offered on the wireless network based on the collected information. The method further includes receiving a first service query from a wireless device for services before the wireless device associating with the wireless network and, if the service description is contained within the memory, transmitting the service description from the memory to the wireless device indicating availability of the service in the wireless network.
Qualcomm Incorporated
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