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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Canfeng Chen, Beijing, CN;
Jia Liu, Beijing, CN;
Kanji Kerai, London, GB;
Xin Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A method is described, the method comprising scanning for a Bluetooth Low Energy data signal, and if a Bluetooth Low Energy data signal is detected, responding to detection of the Bluetooth Low Energy data signal by suspending the performance of wireless network discovery procedures in respect of at least one network operating using a protocol other than Bluetooth Low Energy. Also described is a method comprising causing generation and transmission of a Bluetooth Low Energy data signal, the generated and transmitted Bluetooth Low Energy data signal indicating the absence of at least one network which operates using a protocol other than Bluetooth Low Energy. Also described are apparatus, computer-readable code, and non-transitory computer-readable memory media having computer readable code stored thereon for causing performance of one or both of the methods.