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Direct wireless client to client communication

US7969954B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Abhishek Abhishek · Sammamish, US
Amer A. Hassan · Cary, US
Thomas W. Kuehnel · Seattle, US
Noel W. Anderson · Fargo, US
Christian Huitema · Clyde Hill, US
Jiandong Ruan · Bellevue, US
Francis Duong · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 17, 2009
Grant date	Jun 28, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 17, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W76/14
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless station is connected to a wireless network through an access point and can establish a direct client-to-client connection to a second wireless station. The wireless station can communicate directly with the second wireless station without involving the access point. The wireless station communicates with the wired network and with other wireless stations through the access point. The second wireless station may have an infrastructure connection to the access point or may be independent.

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