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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Su Khiong Yong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christiaan A. Hartman, San Jose, CA (US);
Yong Liu, Campbell, CA (US);
Lawrie Kurian, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter N. Heerboth, San Jose, CA (US);
Guoqing Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel R. Borges, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chiu Ngok E. Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Saravanan Balasubramaniyan, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Tashbeeb Haque, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anand Rajagopalan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Andreas Wolf, San Mateo, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)—direct communication with neighboring wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to aspects of NAN communication, including service discovery proxy registration, publishing, and subscription of services via the proxy, maintenance of the proxy, and de-registration of the proxy.