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Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 11, 2016
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Pierre Vandwalle, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Tito Thomas, San Jose, CA (US);

Charles Francis Dominguez, Redwood City, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2019.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 92/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/04 (2013.01); G06F 1/32 (2013.01); H04L 67/16 (2013.01); H04L 67/2861 (2013.01); H04L 67/325 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 4/00 (2013.01); H04W 52/02 (2013.01); H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04W 92/18 (2013.01); Y02D 70/122 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/22 (2018.01);
Abstract

Operating conditions of a remote device and operating conditions of a local device are compared, where the local device and the remote device are located within a predetermined proximity of a wireless network. An advertisement request is transmitted from the local device to the remote device based on the comparison of the operating conditions of the local device and the remote device. The advertisement request includes information identifying one or more services advertised by the local device, whereby the remote device is configured to advertise the one or more services on behalf of the local device in the wireless network.


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