Patent ID: 8934465
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for transferring data from a first user device within a wireless local area network to a second user device within the wireless local area network, the computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and including instructions configured to cause the first user device to: monitor at least one of a physical layer, a data link layer, a network layer, and a transport layer of a primary local wireless interface, wherein each of the layers are configured to interact with non-adjacent layers; monitor at least one of a physical layer, a data link layer, a network layer, and a transport layer of a secondary local wireless interface, wherein each of the layers are configured to interact with non-adjacent layers; obtain information regarding the secondary local wireless interface; determine to transfer the data to the second user device via a direct point-to-point wireless communication link based on at least a portion of the information regarding the secondary local wireless interface, where the secondary local wireless interface communicates with the second user device using the direct point-to-point wireless communication link; initiate a data transfer from the first user device to the second user device; if the data is to be transferred via the direct point-to-point wireless communication link: