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Synchronized group messaging

  • US 10,523,821 B2
  • Filed: 07/17/2018
  • Issued: 12/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for synchronizing wireless communications, comprising:

  • receiving access point information, the access point information including one or more of;

    a load on at least one second access point, wireless channel information, or an identification of multicast streams to be used for synchronized wireless communications;

    determining, by a first access point, a common transmission time for synchronous wireless communications by a group of access points based on the access point information, the group of access points including the first access point and the least one second access point;

    transmitting, by the first access point, a trigger frame to the group of access points prior to the common transmission time, the trigger frame indicating the common transmission time; and

    transmitting, by the first access point, based on the common transmission time, a first wireless communication to at least one first wireless communication device synchronously with at least one second wireless communication from the at least one second access point to at least one second wireless communication device.

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