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Methods and apparatus for low power wireless communication

US10420072B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

18Claims

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Assignee

Everactive, Inc. · US

Inventors

David D. Wentzloff · Ann Arbor, US
Benton H. Calhoun · Charlottesville, US
Nathan E. Roberts · Ann Arbor, US
Nirmalendu Patra · Grass Valley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2015
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments include methods and apparatus for wireless network communication between a device that operates a radio in compliance with a wireless communication standard and another device that may not be capable of complying with the wireless communication standard. In an embodiment the non-complaint device is a receiver only. Information is broadcast or advertised or otherwise transmitted by the compliant device according to the protocol and embodiments encode information on top of the protocol for decoding by the receiving device, which does not decode the protocol.

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