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Ad hoc wireless networking

US8681655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

20Claims

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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	Feb 11, 2011
Grant date	Mar 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2032

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 UWB devices operating according to the 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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