Abstract: In some implementations, the device may include conducting ranging with one or more playback devices to determine ranging information between the mobile device and each of the one or more playback devices, where the one or more playback devices are configured to play the streaming data when received from the mobile device, and where the ranging information provides at least one of a distance and an orientation between the mobile device and each of the one or more playback devices. In addition, the device may include detecting a selection of a media item. Also, the device may include identifying a particular playback device from the one or more playback devices for playing the selected media item based on the ranging information of the mobile device relative to each of the one or more playback devices.

Abstract: A discovery broker may facilitate discovering and connecting devices, such as a sender device and receiver device, in a dense environment and/or a network with segmentation. The sender and receiver devices may be connected via the discovery broker based on a machine-readable image including connectivity information, digital wallet data including the connectivity information, or a domain name system.

Abstract: One or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with neighboring mobile stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. A wireless station may enter an unsynchronized discovery mode, transmit, in response to receiving a subscribe message from a neighboring device, a publish message to the neighboring device, perform authentication and trusted device cluster provisioning with the neighboring wireless device, and protect transmissions using the security credentials. In the unsynchronized discovery mode, the wireless device may monitor a discovery channel for subscribe messages, e.g., from neighboring peer devices. Additionally, the trusted device cluster provisioning may provide security credentials to the wireless device.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the use of a device connected to a non-network interface. During operation, the system provides a bridge between the non-network interface and a network interface. Next, the system uses the bridge to enable communication with the device over the network interface. For example, the system may enable communication with a printer that is not configured for network printing over a network interface.