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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Raguraman Barathalwar, Portland, OR (US);
Inventor:
Raguraman Barathalwar, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/15 (2006.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/023 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods may provide for implementing a proximity-based coupling service. In one example, the method may include detecting, utilizing a first communication protocol, the presence of a second device by a first device, initiating a wireless network utilizing a second communication protocol, wherein the first device is to serve as a software-enabled access point (SoftAP), and configuring the second device to join the wireless network utilizing the second communication protocol.