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Apparatus and method for communicating between devices without a piconet coordinator in a piconet

  • US 20040258006A1
  • Filed: 06/02/2004
  • Published: 12/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving data between wireless devices, comprising:

  • a beacon generator module for constructing a virtual piconet by generating a beacon so that a device lacking a piconet coordinator (PNC) function can perform a virtual PNC function; and

    a virtual PNC termination module for shutting down the virtual piconet when association of a PNC-capable device with the virtual piconet is present in the virtual piconet.

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