IP Library Granted Patent US 9,681,273
Granted Patent B2
US 9,681,273 · App. 14/405,230 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Infrastructure service information communication device and method

Inventor: Xiandong Dong (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: Yulong Computer Telecommnication Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
H04W4/06H04L5/0048H04W52/0216H04W52/0229Y02B60/50
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Patent No.
US 9,681,273
App. No.
14/405,230
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An infrastructure service information communication device and an infrastructure service information communication method are provided. The infrastructure service information communication device and the infrastructure service information communication method allow an STA to save a large amount of power in a process of carrying out infrastructure network service information discovery, which is also favorable for power saving of those STAs that are not engaged in the infrastructure network service information discovery.

Claims (39)

1. An infrastructure service information communication device, comprising:

a service processor, configured to generate a broadcast message, wherein a physical frame header and/or a media access control frame header of the broadcast message comprise an identification information bit, a value of the identification information bit is a first value when the broadcast message is an infrastructure service information discovery message, and the infrastructure service information discovery message comprises specific information of infrastructure service information; and

a wireless transceiver, configured to exchange data with an outside of the infrastructure service information communication device, wherein the service processor transmits the broadcast message via the wireless transceiver;

wherein when the broadcast message is a beacon frame, the value of the identification information bit is a second value, wherein the beacon frame comprises an index message of the infrastructure service information and broadcast time points of corresponding specific information of the index message.

2. The infrastructure service information communication device of claim 1 , wherein the identification information bit comprises one or more bits in a signal domain of the physical frame header, and/or one or more bits in a frame control domain of the media access control frame header.

3. The infrastructure service information communication device of claim 2 , wherein the identification information bit comprises an infrastructure service discovery/beacon frame message indication bit in the signal domain of the physical frame header, and/or one or more bits in a type sub-domain and a subtype sub-domain of the frame control domain of the media access control frame header.

4. The infrastructure service information communication device of claim 1 , wherein the infrastructure service information discovery message further comprises a timestamp and a beacon interval.

5. An infrastructure service information communication method, comprising:

generating a broadcast message;

a physical frame header and/or a media access control frame header of the broadcast message comprising an identification information bit;

when the broadcast message is an infrastructure service information discovery message, a value of the identification information bit being a first value, wherein the infrastructure service information discovery message comprises specific information of infrastructure service information;

transmitting the broadcast message;

wherein the value of the identification information bit is a second value when the broadcast message is a beacon frame, wherein the beacon frame comprises an index message of the infrastructure service information and broadcast time points of all corresponding specific information of the index message.

6. The infrastructure service information communication method of claim 5 , wherein the identification information bit comprises one or more bits in a signal domain of the physical frame header, and/or one or more bits in a frame control domain of the media access control frame header.

7. The infrastructure service information communication method of claim 6 , wherein the identification information bit comprises an infrastructure service discovery/beacon frame message indication bit in the signal domain of the physical frame header, and/or one or more bits in a type sub-domain and a subtype sub-domain of the frame control domain of the media access control frame header.

8. The infrastructure service information communication method of claim 5 , wherein the infrastructure service information discovery message further comprises a timestamp and a beacon interval.

9. An infrastructure network service communication device, comprising:

a service processor, configured to receive a broadcast message via a wireless transceiver, wherein when a value of an identification information bit in a physical frame header and/or a media access control frame header of the broadcast message is a first value, the broadcast message is an infrastructure service information discovery message, and the infrastructure service information discovery message comprises specific information of infrastructure service information; and

the wireless transceiver, configured to exchange data with an outside of the infrastructure service information communication device;

wherein when the value of the identification information bit is a second value, the broadcast message is a beacon frame, wherein the beacon frame comprises multiple index messages of the infrastructure service information and broadcast time points of corresponding specific information of the multiple index messages; and when the broadcast message is the beacon frame, the service processor calculates the arrival time of an infrastructure service information discovery message comprising the specific information needed by the user according to the multiple index messages and the broadcast time points, to receive the infrastructure service information discovery message comprising the specific information needed by the user via the wireless transceiver or carry out an initial connection with the access point.

10. The infrastructure service information communication device of claim 9 , wherein the identification information bit comprises one or more bits in a signal domain of the physical frame header, and/or one or more bits in a frame control domain of the media access control frame header.

11. The infrastructure service information communication device of claim 10 , wherein the identification information bit comprises an infrastructure service discovery/beacon frame message indication bit in the signal domain of the physical frame header, and/or one or more bits in a type sub-domain and a subtype sub-domain of the frame control domain of the media access control frame header.

12. The infrastructure service information communication device of claim 9 , wherein when the broadcast message is the infrastructure service information discovery message, if the infrastructure service information discovery message does not comprise the specific information needed by a user, or the user does not need any specific information of the infrastructure service information, the service processor calculates the arrival time of next beacon frame after the infrastructure service information discovery message according to a timestamp and a beacon interval in the infrastructure service information discovery message, to receive the next beacon frame via the wireless transceiver.

13. The infrastructure service information communication device of claim 12 , wherein the infrastructure service information communication device further carries out dormancy before the arrival time of the next beacon frame.

14. The infrastructure service information communication device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a first setting unit, configured to set a specific information type needed by a user, wherein the service processor judges whether the infrastructure service information discovery message comprises the specific information needed by the user according to the specific information type.

15. An infrastructure service information communication method, comprising:

receiving a broadcast message;

when a value of an identification information bit in a physical frame header and/or a media access control frame header of the broadcast message is a first value, the broadcast message being an infrastructure service information discovery message, wherein the infrastructure service information discovery message comprises specific information of infrastructure service information;

when the value of the identification information bit is a second value, the broadcast message being a beacon frame, wherein the beacon frame comprises multiple index messages of the infrastructure service information and broadcast time points of corresponding specific information of the multiple index messages; and

when the broadcast message is the beacon frame, calculating the arrival time of an infrastructure service information discovery message comprising the specific information needed by the user according to the multiple index messages and the broadcast time points, to acquire the infrastructure service information discovery message comprising the specific information needed by the user or carry out an initial connection with the access point.

16. The infrastructure service information communication method of claim 15 , wherein the identification information bit comprises one or more bits in a signal domain of the physical frame header, and/or one or more bits in a frame control domain of the media access control frame header.

17. The infrastructure service information communication method of claim 16 , wherein the identification information bit comprises an infrastructure service discovery/beacon frame message indication bit in the signal domain of the physical frame header, and/or one or more bits in a type sub-domain and a subtype sub-domain of the frame control domain of the media access control frame header.

18. The infrastructure service information communication method of claim 15 , further comprising:

when the broadcast message is the infrastructure service information discovery message, if the infrastructure service information discovery message does not comprise the specific information needed by a user, or the user does not need any specific information of the infrastructure service information, calculating the arrival time of next beacon frame after the infrastructure service information discovery message according to a timestamp and a beacon interval in the infrastructure service information discovery message, to acquire the next beacon frame.

19. The infrastructure service information communication method of claim 18 , further comprising:

carrying out dormancy before the arrival time of the next beacon frame.

20. The infrastructure service information communication method of claim 18 , further comprising:

setting a specific information type needed by a user, and judging whether the infrastructure service information discovery message comprises the specific information needed by the user according to the specific information type.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2017
From: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
To: NANCHANG COOLPAD INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 044275/0536 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2015
From: DONG, XIANDONG
To: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034762/0482 →
Continuity (1)
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