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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Chia-wei Yen, Taipei, TW;
Jian-li Mao, Suzhou, CN;
Inventors:
Chia-Wei Yen, Taipei, TW;
Jian-Li Mao, Suzhou, CN;
Assignee:
MEDIATEK INC., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of processing device discovery for a first communication device in a network system is disclosed. The method comprises generating a discovery management frame including an identity and a medium access control (MAC) address of the first communication device, broadcasting the discovery management frame, and when a response corresponding to the discovery management frame is received from the second communication device, adding an entry with the identity and the MAC address of the second communication device in a device table stored in the first communication device.