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Ad hoc wireless networking

US7911990B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

18Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Mohammad Shabbir Alam · Redmond, US
Poovanpilli G. Madhavan · Bellevue, US
Ankur Agiwal · Bellevue, US
Sharad Mittal · Redmond, US
Xinyan Zan · Sammamish, US
Frank Li · Snoqualmie, US
Zhong Deng · Albany, US
John-Paul M. Stewart · Issaquah, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 26, 2007
Grant date	Mar 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 11, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W80/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A software architecture providing ad hoc wireless networking capabilities. The software architecture may be compatible with wireless devices, such as ultra wideband (UWB) devices operating according to the WiMedia Logical Link Control Protocol (WLP) communication protocol. The software architecture may include user mode and kernel mode modules, and may include a multiplexing driver framework to enable system connection to multiple ad hoc networks.

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