Patent ID: 11871333
Assignee: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable code for execution by a processor of a mobile device, the executable code comprising instructions for:
receiving, at the mobile device, a beacon frame transmitted by an access point (AP) that supports a wireless network, the beacon frame including a service type announcement element, the service type announcement element indicating one or more network service types offered by the AP or offered by the wireless network through the AP, wherein the service type announcement element is received prior to association with the AP;
generating and transmitting a service request to the AP in a first layer 2 frame, the service request comprising a service hash value for a service;
receiving a service response to the service request from the AP in a second layer 2 frame, the service response comprising one or more attributes of the service; and
making a determination whether any of the one or more network service types assist with an operation of an application on the mobile device.