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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Shivraj Singh Sandhu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Andrew Mackinnon Davidson, Monte Serento, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for communicating in a wireless communication network. One method of communicating over a wireless communication network includes transmitting, by a first wireless device, a connection capability request message to a second wireless device requesting connection capability information of the second wireless device. The method further includes receiving, by the first wireless device, a connection capability response from the second wireless device indicating one or more communication protocols available for providing a service to the first wireless device. In some aspects, the method may further include selecting, by the first wireless device, based at least in part on the connection capability response, a communication protocol from one of the one or more communication protocols indicated, wherein the communication protocol may be utilized for obtaining the service from the second wireless device.