Patent ID: 8804677
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a third wireless communications device supporting a first communications protocol, a second communications protocol and a third communications protocol, the first, second and third communications protocols being different, the method comprising: transmitting a beacon signal used to communicate device capability information to other communications devices, said communicated device capability information indicating that the third wireless communications device is able to support said second and third communications protocols; receiving device capability information from at least one of a first wireless communications device and a second wireless communications device, said device capability information being communicated using the first communications protocol wherein at least a portion of a first beacon signal is received from said first communication device that indicates that said first communications device is capable of supporting said second communications protocol, and at least a portion of a second beacon signal is received from said second communication device that indicates that said second communications device is capable of supporting said third communications protocol; and operating as a communications intermediary for communications between the first and second wireless communications devices, the first wireless communications device supporting the first and second communications protocol, the second wireless communications device supporting the first and third communications protocols; establishing a communications link between said first wireless communications device and said third wireless communications device using said second communications protocol; and establishing a communications link between said second wireless communications device and said third wireless communications device using said third communications protocol.