Abstract: The present invention, in accordance with at least one embodiment, is directed to conveying introductory information between an advertising apparatus (advertiser) and a scanning apparatus (scanner). As part of providing introductory information, an advertiser may inform a scanner of identification information and one or more communication profiles available on the advertiser that are usable for accessing various functionality. Identification and profile information may be provided in the same message or in multiple messages, and may be sent over an established wireless connection between apparatuses or as part of a broadcast message that may be received in the scanner without the need to first negotiate a formal wireless link to the advertiser.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to view the properties/attributes of a selected or specified object in the Object Exchange (OBEX) environment. A field, e.g., a Permissions field, is included in a GET request, where the field includes a header portion, e.g., a Permission header set to an arbitrary value. In responding to the GET request from an OBEX client, an OBEX server includes one or more permissions associated with an object specified in the GET request in a response, where the one or more associated permissions are included before actual body data. Therefore, the OBEX client may efficiently and directly query an object's attributes. Additionally, if the OBEX client is not interested in the body data of the object, the GET operation can be aborted upon receiving the desired Permission header.