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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Jarkko Lauri Sakari Kneckt, Espoo, FI;
Mika Ilkka Tapani Kasslin, Espoo, FI;
Eng Hwee Ong, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Jarkko Lauri Sakari Kneckt, Espoo, FI;
Mika Ilkka Tapani Kasslin, Espoo, FI;
Eng Hwee Ong, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments of the invention are disclosed to improve the discovery of wireless networks. In example embodiments of the invention, a method comprises: transmitting a wireless message including a list of one or more wireless devices, from which a response is not desired; and receiving zero or more responses from one or more other wireless devices that are not on the list.