Multi-level piconet data aggregation

US8457088B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Marvell International Ltd. · BM

Inventors

• Sameer Bidichandani · Los Gatos, US
• Timothy J. Donovan · Livermore, US
• Deepak Jain · Garland, US
• Li-Fu Jeng · San Jose, US
• Robert Mack · San Jose, US
• Neeta Srivastav · Los Gatos, US
• Shuangqing Yuan · Fremont, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 9, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F2300/403
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An example embodiment includes an apparatus. The apparatus includes piconet logic for establishing a multi-level piconet hierarchy having a top level piconet and a lower level piconet(s). The top level piconet includes the apparatus and a master controller(s). The apparatus is a master device in the top level piconet. Master controllers are slave devices in the top level piconet. A lower level piconet includes a master controller and a sub-controller(s). Master controllers are masters in the lower level piconet. Sub-controllers are slave devices in the lower level piconet. The apparatus includes time division multiplexing logic to solicit and control aggregated communication with master controllers. The aggregated communication comprises data from the master controller and data from a sub-controller(s). The apparatus includes de-aggregation logic to receive the aggregated communication and to separate data.