Patent ID: 9503878
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of verifying wireless devices for pairing, comprising: sending, from a first wireless device to a second wireless device, a discovery query; receiving, from the second wireless device in the first wireless device, a discovery response; authenticating, in the first wireless device, the second wireless device based on the discovery response; sending a first capability query from the first wireless device to the second wireless device in response to authenticating, in the first wireless device, the second wireless device based on the discovery response; receiving, in the first wireless device from the second wireless device, a first capability response including first capability response information; receiving, from the second wireless device in the first wireless device, a second capability query responsive to the first capability query; sending, from the first wireless device to the second wireless device, a second capability response including second capability response information responsive to the second capability query; authenticating, in the first wireless device, the second wireless device based on the first capability response information; and initiating a pairing process between the first and second wireless devices when the first wireless device authenticates the second wireless device.