Patent ID: 9661497
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving at an access point for a wireless network, a first message from a first device offering a peer-to-peer service to wireless devices near the first device, the first message including a source address of the first device; receiving at the access point, a second message from a second device near the first device, the second message requesting the service; determining whether the service is to be served by the access point; responsive to a determination that the service is to be served by the access point, responding to the first device with a reply message subscribing to the service, and providing the service to the second device through the access point; determining whether the second device or the service is prohibited in an area served by the access point; responsive to a determination that the second device is prohibited, blocking the second device from the service by transmitting, to the second device, a spoofed source address of the first device and a first packet having a first setting that does not comply with a first wireless communication standard used by the first device and the second device so as to cause the second device to ignore the first message from the first device; and responsive to a determination that the service is prohibited, blocking the first device from providing the service by transmitting, to the first device, a spoofed source address of the second device and a second packet having a second setting that does not comply with a second wireless communication standard used by the first device and the second device so as to cause the first device to ignore the second message from the second device.