Abstract: An example embodiment enables wireless devices to adapt their channel maps when initiating connection to avoid interference, comprising receiving, by an apparatus, wireless device discovery messages from one or more other wireless devices in wireless networks not connected to the apparatus, one or more of the received wireless discovery messages including channel information indicating status of one or more channels; creating, by the apparatus, a channel map that is at least partly based on the status of the one more channels indicated in the received one or more wireless device discovery messages; and selecting, by the apparatus, channels for setting up wireless communication with another wireless device, the channels being selected at least partly based on the channel map created by the apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed in this specification is a method comprising inserting an anti-whitened data portion into a data packet that is to be whitened by whitening to yield a whitened data packet for transmission (44) from a first radio communications apparatus (30) to a second radio communications apparatus (10), the anti-whitened data portion having been determined based on anti-whitening data received (43) from the second radio communications apparatus (10) at the first radio communications apparatus, wherein the anti-whitened data portion is obtainable from a specific data block by anti-whitening, the anti-whitening compensating for the whitening so that the whitened data packet comprises the specific data block in non-whitened form.

Abstract: An example embodiment enhances power savings in a wireless network, where each wireless device has a hop count value indicating how many hops away is one or more central wireless devices. A device determines that it has information to deliver to the one or more central devices. It selects a device of the one or more other wireless devices, the selected device having a smaller hop count value, than the hop count value of the device. It enters a sleep mode based on a known repetition interval of wireless device discovery messages received from the selected device. The device awakes from the sleep mode based on the known repetition interval of wireless device discovery messages of the selected device. It then creates a connection with the selected device and transmitting to the selected device the information for delivery to the one or more central devices via the connection.

Abstract: A technique for service discovery is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises creating in a wireless communication device and in dependence of a service authentication key associated with a service available in the wireless communication device, a concealed service identifier for identification of said service, constructing a service information message comprising a device identifier assigned for said wireless communication device and said concealed service identifier, and transmitting said service information message from the wireless communication device over a wireless link to one or more further wireless communication devices.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method includes scanning, by an apparatus, for wireless messages associated with presence of a mobile wireless device, while the apparatus is connected to a server. The apparatus reproduces content received from the server. The apparatus maintains measured signal strength of wireless messages received from the mobile wireless device. Then the apparatus relinquished reproducing content received from the server based on information relating to measured signal strength of wireless messages received by another wireless device from the mobile wireless device is greater than the maintained signal strength associated with the mobile wireless device.

Abstract: An example embodiment includes an apparatus receiving a message from a proximate device via a short-range communication connection, including ID information associated with the device; compiling a request message including the ID and information identifying the apparatus; transmitting the request message to a remote server for accessing control to the device; receiving information associated with a user interface or control interface for interacting with the device based on remote server access control, the received interface being based on the information included in the transmitted request message; compiling an interface for enabling a user of said apparatus to interact with the device based on the received information, the compiled interface including access rights for interacting with the device via remote server access control, depending on the information included in the transmitted request message; and interacting with the device via the remote server access control using the compiled interface.

Abstract: An approach is provided for configuring one or more mobile devices to one or more services associated with at least one structure based on various contexts, access criteria, and/or security levels. The access platform determines proximity information of one or more devices with respect to at least a first access point, a second access point, or a combination thereof associated with at least one structure. The access platform next processes and/or facilitates a processing of the proximity information to determine one or more roles, one or more accesses, one or more rights, or a combination thereof. The access platform then determines one or more services to make available based, at least in part, on the one or more roles, the one or more accesses, the one or more rights, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A system and method for automating connection management in a manner that may be transparent to any actively communicating applications operating in a Network on Terminal Architecture (NoTA). An application level entity may access another node by making a request to a high level communication structure via an interface. The high level structure may interact with a lower level structure configured to manage communication by establishing communication with another device via one or more transports. In at least one embodiment, provisions may be made to guard against data being lost when a transport fails, including storing data that is passed from a transport-independent buffer to a transport-specific buffer in case the transport fails. When a failure occurs, the stored data may readily be forwarded for sending using another transport.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing adaptive user notifications. A method may include detecting an event. The method may further include determining usage of one or more connected apparatuses. The method may also include determining, based on the determined usage, a notification method for notifying of the event. The method may additionally include generating an event notification message based on the determined notification method. The method may further include causing the event notification message to be sent to a connected apparatus to trigger the connected apparatus to provide an alert indicative of the event in accordance with the determined notification method. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method includes establishing, by an apparatus, pairing with another wireless device to establish a secure relationship with the other device over a first wireless carrier and transmitting a device address of the apparatus associated with the secure relationship over the first wireless carrier; receiving, by the apparatus, wireless paging messages over a second wireless carrier from the other wireless device, the wireless paging messages being addressed to the apparatus using the device address associated with the secure relationship transmitted over the first wireless carrier; and exchanging, by the apparatus, paging response messages over the second wireless carrier with the other wireless device, and establishing a wireless connection over the second wireless carrier with the other wireless device.

Abstract: A technique for providing service data is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises operating, in a user apparatus, a first wireless communication portion for short-range wireless communication and a second wireless communication portion for wireless communication, providing, in response to receiving a list of allowable device identifiers from a remote server apparatus via the second wireless communication portion, said list of allowable device identifiers to the first wireless communication portion, and issuing, in response to the first wireless control portion receiving an advertising message comprising a device identifier included in said list of allowable device identifiers, an advertising report including at least one of the received device identifier and a service identifier associated with the received device identifier.

Abstract: A technique for facilitating connection establishment between wireless devices is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises storing, at an apparatus for wireless communication, one or more default authentication keys for authenticating a wireless device that is not paired with the apparatus; selectively operating the apparatus in one of predefined states, said states comprising at least a first state where the apparatus is connectable but not discoverable by other wireless devices; verifying, in response to having received, when the apparatus is operated in said first state, a connection request from a first wireless device that is not paired with the apparatus, whether at least one of said authentication keys is a valid authentication key for said first wireless device, and establishing, in response to having found at least one of said authentication keys to be a valid authentication key for said first wireless device, an authenticated connection with said first wireless device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing adaptive user notifications. A method may include detecting an event. The method may further include determining usage of one or more connected apparatuses. The method may also include determining, based on the determined usage, a notification method for notifying of the event. The method may additionally include generating an event notification message based on the determined notification method. The method may further include causing the event notification message to be sent to a connected apparatus to trigger the connected apparatus to provide an alert indicative of the event in accordance with the determined notification method. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.

Abstract: An example embodiment enables wireless devices to adapt their channel maps when initiating connection to avoid interference, comprising receiving, by an apparatus, wireless device discovery messages from one or more other wireless devices in wireless networks not connected to the apparatus, one or more of the received wireless discovery messages including channel information indicating status of one or more channels; creating, by the apparatus, a channel map that is at least partly based on the status of the one more channels indicated in the received one or more wireless device discovery messages; and selecting, by the apparatus, channels for setting up wireless communication with another wireless device, the channels being selected at least partly based on the channel map created by the apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the invention relates to a method comprising: transmitting (410), by an apparatus, a message to detect one or more wireless communication devices; receiving (420), in response to the transmitted message, at least one response message comprising at least identification information regarding a wireless communication device; determining (430) that the apparatus has data suitable for transmitting to the wireless communication device without establishing a formal communication connection with the wireless communication device; and transmitting (440) one or more subsequent messages to the wireless communication device in response to the received response message, wherein the one or more subsequent messages comprise at least the data suitable for transmitting to the wireless communication device without establishing a formal communication connection.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method includes receiving, by an apparatus, from a remote server, a message including information about at least one device, the message including a second encryption key of the at least one device and an encrypted object encrypted with a first encryption key of the at least one device; transmitting, by the apparatus, an encrypted message that includes the encrypted object, encrypted with the second encryption key of the at least one device; and receiving, by the apparatus, from the at least one device, a message identifying or describing the at least one device, only if the at least one device has determined that the message transmitted by the apparatus is valid.

Abstract: Devices such a printer 4, television 3 and car door lock 2 are controlled wirelessly by a controller 5 which may consist of eye tracking glasses that detect the gaze angle of the user also include an orientation detector that receives rf packets from the devices, from which the orientation of the device can be detected. Control of the devices is performed wirelessly when the detected orientation of the device and the gaze detection angle adopt a predetermined relationship, for example when they become aligned.

Abstract: There are disclosed various methods and apparatuses for a device setup. In some embodiments of the method a signal from a peripheral device is detected by an apparatus and biometric data is received from the peripheral device. The biometric data is transmitted to a server. An indication whether the server has found biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data or other information indicative of that the apparatus and the peripheral device are attached to a same user is received from the server. If the indication reveals that the server has found biometric identification corresponding to the biometric data or other information indicative of that the apparatus and the peripheral device are attached to a same user configuration data is received from the server and used for configuring at least one of the apparatus and the peripheral device. In some embodiments the apparatus comprises means for implementing the method.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for controlling smart objects with a collage user interface using normalized user interface descriptors. A method is provided for receiving user interface description data from a plurality of utility devices. The user interface description data includes access and control data associated with the respective utility device. The method also includes generating a collaged user interface based on the user interface description data; receiving a signal associated with a first user interface description data associating the first user interface description data with a second user interface description data; and causing the collaged user interface to be displayed on a user equipment user interface.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods, apparatuses, systems and computer program products for discovery of nearby devices (510, 520, 525, 540, 545). To facilitate discovery of nearby, i.e. proximal, devices, a discovery control signal (570, 572, 574, 576, 578) from a control device (530) may be used to control the discovery, e.g. how or when the discovery is carried out. The devices may send status information of their status to be used by the control device or the control system for forming the discovery control signal. The control device, e.g. a server, may form the discovery control signal based on this status information. Discovery of proximal devices may then be carried out based on the received discovery control signal.