Patent ID: 9554238
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method performed by a first computing device executing an operating system, the method comprising: receiving a request for the first computing device to form, with a second computing device, a wireless communication link, wherein the request is received via the operating system from an application executed by the first computing device; sending, to the second computing device, a first message representing the request to form the wireless communication link, wherein the first message indicates an address corresponding to the second computing device; prior to the operating system providing to the application a notification that the wireless communication link has been formed, sending, to the second computing device, a second message representing a request to receive data via the wireless communication link to confirm that the wireless communication link has been formed; receiving, from the second computing device, the data confirming that the wireless communication link has been formed; and based on receiving the data, sending via the operating system to the application, the notification indicating that the wireless communication link has been formed.