Client-controlled communication scheduling with an overhead mesh of access points
US12069659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a client device enters an area having an overhead mesh of access points, each access point comprising one or more directional transmitters each configured to transmit a beam cone in a substantially downward direction towards a floor of the area. The client device obtains an area-dependent communication schedule for the overhead mesh that is exclusive or partially-exclusive to the client device for the area. The client device sends, during an arbitrary timeslot of the area-dependent communication schedule, a pull request. The client device receives, from a particular access point in the overhead mesh, a packet in response to the pull request.
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