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Direct wireless client to client communication

US8265052B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

2References

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	May 25, 2011
Grant date	Sep 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2031

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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