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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2012
Chuong VU, San Jose, CA (US);
Chuong Vu, San Jose, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A wireless access point includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The processor is configured to wirelessly transmit a beacon to a wireless client. The beacon includes a first information element. The first information element indicates that the wireless access point is capable of providing a plurality of wireless application services. The receiver is configured to wirelessly receive, from the wireless client, a request for a first wireless application service of the plurality of wireless application services as indicated in the beacon. The processor is configured to selectively provide the first wireless application service to the wireless client by executing an application corresponding to the first wireless application service. The processor is configured to, prior to executing the application, determine whether the application is installed in the wireless access point, and in response to the application not being installed, obtain the application from an application server for installation.