Patent ID: 9497598
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A service information method, comprising: obtaining, by a radio access point (AP), service information provided by a service provider; adding a service information indicator having a first state and a second state to a beacon frame, wherein the service information indicator is in the first state when the beacon frame carries the service iformation to indicate to a terminal that the beacon frame carries the service information, and wherein the service information indicator is in the second state when the beacon frame does not carry the service information to indicate to the terminal that the beacon frame does not carry the service information; adding the service information to the beacon frame; adding a time interval indication parameter to a currently broadcast beacon frame, wherein the time interval indication parameter is used to indicate o a terminal a broadcast interval between a next beacon frame that carries the service information and the currently broadcast beacon frame, wherein the currently broadcast beacon frame and the next beacon frame are nonconsecutive beacon frames; and broadcasting the beacon frame.