WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A PERIPHERAL AND A MOBILE UNIT IN A WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- in response to a determination to acquire data wirelessly from a target peripheral, wirelessly transmitting a trigger frame in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol, wherein the trigger frame reserves a wireless channel for a duration sufficient to meet a time needed by the target peripheral to transmit local data, and the trigger frame prompts the target peripheral to transmit the local data over the wireless channel during the reserved duration in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol;
receiving local data transmitted by the target peripheral over the wireless channel; and
processing the received local data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of wireless communications between a peripheral and a mobile unit in a wireless network environment are described. In one aspect, a trigger frame is wirelessly transmitted in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol in response to a determination to acquire data wirelessly from a target peripheral. The trigger frame reserves a wireless channel for a duration sufficient to meet a time needed by the target peripheral to transmit local data. The target peripheral awaits receipt of a trigger frame from a target mobile unit before wirelessly transmitting local data. In response to receipt of the trigger frame, the target peripheral transmits the local data to the target mobile unit over the wireless channel during the reserved duration in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol.
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38 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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in response to a determination to acquire data wirelessly from a target peripheral, wirelessly transmitting a trigger frame in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol, wherein the trigger frame reserves a wireless channel for a duration sufficient to meet a time needed by the target peripheral to transmit local data, and the trigger frame prompts the target peripheral to transmit the local data over the wireless channel during the reserved duration in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol; receiving local data transmitted by the target peripheral over the wireless channel; and processing the received local data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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awaiting receipt of a trigger frame from a target mobile unit before wirelessly transmitting local data, wherein the trigger frame reserves a wireless channel for a duration sufficient to meet a time needed to transmit the local data to the target mobile unit in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol; and in response to receipt of the trigger frame, transmitting the local data to the target mobile unit over the wireless channel during the reserved duration in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a mobile unit comprising a processing system and an RF radio transceiver, wherein, in response to a determination to acquire data wirelessly from a target peripheral, the mobile unit wirelessly transmits a trigger frame via the RF radio transceiver in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol, the trigger frame reserves a wireless channel for a duration sufficient to meet a time needed by the target peripheral to transmit local data to the mobile unit over the wireless channel during the reserved duration in accordance with a wireless LAN communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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37. A system, comprising:
a peripheral comprising a processing system and an RF radio transceiver, wherein the peripheral awaits receipt of a trigger frame from a target mobile unit before wirelessly transmitting local data, wherein the trigger frame reserves a wireless channel for a duration sufficient to meet a time needed to transmit the local data to the target mobile unit in accordance with a wireless local area network (LAN) communications protocol, and in response to receipt of the trigger frame, the peripheral transmits the local data to the target mobile unit over the wireless channel during the reserved duration in accordance with a wireless LAN communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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