Patent ID: 7693516

Claim:
A method for enhancing communications in a wireless network, comprising: associating a WiFi terminal to a wireless access point (AP); determining an IP address for the WiFi terminal; sending IP address information that identifies the WiFi terminal to one or more devices coupled to the wireless AP; receiving an IP address from the one or more devices coupled to the wireless AP; sending a message containing a capability set of the first WiFi terminal to the one or more devices coupled to the wireless AP, wherein the capability set is a set of services and applications that are supported by the first WiFi terminal; receiving a message including capability set information from the one or more devices coupled to the wireless AP, wherein the capability set information comprises a respective set of services and applications that are supported by each of the one or more device; receiving a selection of a selected device of the one or more devices; and displaying at least a portion of the capability set information of the selected device on a display of the first WiFi terminal.