Granted Patent B2

US 9,351,322 · App. 13/822,399 · Granted May 24, 2016

Abstract

Claims (51)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at an apparatus, through machine reading a machine-readable object, at least information identifying a wireless communication device, wherein the received at least information identifying the wireless communication device comprises at least a device identifier for connecting with the wireless communication device over a certain communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier, and

wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded; and

initiating, by the apparatus, wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device over the certain communication protocol using the received device identifier, wherein the wireless communication link establishment is incorporated with an indication that the machine-readable object associated with the wireless communication device was read, and wherein initiating wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device comprises selecting the certain wireless communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the information received through machine-reading the machine-readable object further comprises information associated with the machine-readable object.

3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein wireless communication link establishment is further incorporated with the additional information associated with the machine-readable object.

4. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

receive at least information identifying a wireless communication device through machine reading a machine-readable object, wherein the received at least information identifying the wireless communication device comprises at least a device identifier for connecting with the wireless communication device over a certain communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier, and

wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded; and

initiate a wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device over the certain communication protocol using the received device identifier, wherein the wireless communication link establishment is incorporated with an indication that the machine-readable object associated with the wireless communication device was read, and wherein initiating wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device comprises selecting the certain wireless communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier.

5. An apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions are configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to further perform at least the following:

receive information associated with the machine-readable object; and

incorporate wireless communication link establishment with the received information associated with the machine-readable object.

6. A method, comprising:

receiving, at an apparatus, a connection establishment initiation from a wireless communication device;

determining, by the apparatus, whether the connection establishment initiation includes an indication that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device,

wherein reading of the machine readable object provides the wireless communication device with information comprising at least an apparatus identifier for connecting with the apparatus over a selected certain communication protocol corresponding to the apparatus identifier, and

wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded; and

participating, by the apparatus, in the wireless connection establishment and performing an associated action in response to determination that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device initiating the connection establishment.

7. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the associated action comprises prioritizing the connection establishment initiation from other connection establishment initiations.

8. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the associated action comprises at least accepting the connection establishment initiation with a reduced set of security verifications.

9. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the associated action comprises at least initiating of an application or service to communicate using only the network interface from which the connection establishment initiation was received.

10. A method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

determining, by the apparatus, that the connection establishment initiation includes additional information associated with a particular machine-readable object; and

performing, by the apparatus, an action associated with the machine-readable object.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

receive a connection establishment initiation from a wireless communication device;

determine whether the connection establishment initiation includes an indication that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device,

wherein reading of the machine readable object provides the wireless communication device with information comprising at least an apparatus identifier for connecting with the apparatus over a selected certain communication protocol corresponding to the apparatus identifier, and

wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded; and

participate in the wireless connection establishment and perform an associated action in response to determination that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device initiating the connection establishment.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the associated action comprises at least prioritizing the connection establishment initiation from other connection establishment initiations.

13. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the associated action comprises at least accepting connection establishment initiation with a reduced set of security verifications.

14. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the associated action comprises at least initiation of an application or service to communicate using only the network interface from which the connection establishment initiation was received.

15. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to further perform at least the following:

determine that the connection establishment initiation includes a code associated with a particular machine-readable object; and

perform an action associated with the machine-readable object.

16. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code for receiving, through a machine reading a machine-readable object, at least information identifying a wireless communication device, wherein the received at least information identifying the wireless communication device comprises at least a device identifier for connecting with the wireless communication device over a certain communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier; and

code for initiating wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device over the certain communication protocol using the received device identifier, wherein the wireless communication link establishment is incorporated with an indication that a machine-readable object associated with the wireless communication device was read, and wherein initiating wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device comprises selecting the certain wireless communication protocol corresponding to the received device identifier,

wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded.

17. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code for receiving a connection establishment initiation from a wireless communication device;

code for determining whether the connection establishment initiation includes an indication that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device,

wherein reading of the machine readable object provides the wireless communication device with information comprising at least an apparatus identifier for connecting with the apparatus over a selected certain communication protocol corresponding to the apparatus identifier, and

wherein the machine-readable object is at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a near field communication (NFC) tag, a magnetically coupled device and an image that contains the information encoded; and

code for participating in the wireless connection establishment and performing an associated action in response to determination that an associated machine-readable object was read by the wireless communication device initiating the connection establishment.

Assignments (11)