Device, system and method of selecting channels to be scanned in wireless network association
First Claim
1. A method of selecting channels, the method comprising:
- identifying channels used for transmissions in an area; and
scanning said identified channels.
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Abstract
There are presented a method, device and system for selecting channels to be scanned by a wireless device that seeks to associate with a network. A wireless device such as for example a station 20 may determine the area in which it is located, identify channels used for association in such area and select such identified channels for scanning. The invention may order the identified channels for scanning based on prior associations of the station or based on characteristics of such channels or of access points transmitting on such channels. Such criteria may be collected and stored in an associative history of a station, which may include, for example, the time of past associations on a channel, the performance of an access point in prior associations or other criteria.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of selecting channels, the method comprising:
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identifying channels used for transmissions in an area; and
scanning said identified channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a memory to store data about at least one channel used by transmitters associated with an area; and
a processor to select for scanning said at least one channel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, result in:
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identifying channels to be scanned in an area; and
scanning said identified channels. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A communication device comprising:
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a dipole antenna;
a controller to identify channels used for transmissions in an area; and
a memory to store data about at least one channel used by transmitters in an area. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A communication system comprising:
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a station;
an access point;
a controller to identify channels to be scanned in an area; and
a memory to store data about at least one channel used by transmitters in an area. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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