Patent · US Active

Methods and apparatuses for synchronization of wireless devices in wireless networks

US8934596B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

2References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Junyi Li · Mount Olive, US
Hua Wang · Berkeley Heights, US
Thomas Richardson · South Orange, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 26, 2011
Grant date	Jan 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 15, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To maintain a synchronized wireless peer group, timing signals may be periodically transmitted by one or more devices in the wireless peer group. These periodic timing signals may be transmitted by different wireless devices in the peer group, distributing (sharing) the transmit power burden among the different wireless devices, increasing the useful operation time of the individual wireless devices. Similarly, the wireless peer group may monitor for timing signals received from devices that are not part of the wireless peer group. This monitoring burden may also be distributed (shared) among the devices in the peer group allowing for a greater sleep time for individual wireless devices, increasing the useful operation time of the individual wireless devices.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.