METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USING DISCOVERED CLOCK IN A FIRST COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL TO SYNCHRONIZE NETWORKING ACTIVITY IN A SECOND COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- maintaining a native clock time in a first wireless communications protocol;
activating one or more wireless messages in a second wireless communications protocol, based on the native clock time of the first wireless communications protocol;
receiving a wireless message in the first wireless communications protocol; and
transmitting one or more second wireless messages in the first wireless communications protocol, including information related to the native clock time, to enable a receiving apparatus to synchronize its activation of one or more messages in the second wireless communications protocol, with the one or more wireless messages activated in the second wireless communications protocol.
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Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments use native clock timing of a first wireless communications protocol to establish synchronization of a wireless network of a second wireless communications protocol. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises maintaining a native clock time in a first wireless communications protocol; activating one or more wireless messages in a second wireless communications protocol, based on the native clock time of the first wireless communications protocol; receiving a wireless message in the first wireless communications protocol; and transmitting one or more second wireless messages in the first wireless communications protocol, including information related to the native clock time, to enable a receiving apparatus to synchronize its activation of one or more messages in the second wireless communications protocol, with the one or more wireless messages activated in the second wireless communications protocol.
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29 Claims
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maintaining a native clock time in a first wireless communications protocol; activating one or more wireless messages in a second wireless communications protocol, based on the native clock time of the first wireless communications protocol; receiving a wireless message in the first wireless communications protocol; and transmitting one or more second wireless messages in the first wireless communications protocol, including information related to the native clock time, to enable a receiving apparatus to synchronize its activation of one or more messages in the second wireless communications protocol, with the one or more wireless messages activated in the second wireless communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; maintain a native clock time in a first wireless communications protocol; activate one or more wireless messages in a second wireless communications protocol, based on the native clock time of the first wireless communications protocol; receive a wireless message in the first wireless communications protocol; and transmit one or more second wireless messages in the first wireless communications protocol, including information related to the native clock time, to enable a receiving apparatus to synchronize its activation of one or more messages in the second wireless communications protocol, with the one or more wireless messages activated in the second wireless communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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21. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code, when executed by a computer processor, causing performance of the steps of:
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maintaining a native clock time in a first wireless communications protocol; activating one or more wireless messages in a second wireless communications protocol, based on the native clock time of the first wireless communications protocol; receiving a wireless message in the first wireless communications protocol; and transmitting one or more second wireless messages in the first wireless communications protocol, including information related to the native clock time, to enable a receiving apparatus to synchronize its activation of one or more messages in the second wireless communications protocol, with the one or more wireless messages activated in the second wireless communications protocol.
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22. A method comprising:
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transmitting at least one first wireless message in a first wireless communications protocol; receiving one or more second wireless messages in the first wireless communications protocol from another apparatus in response to the at least one transmitted first message, including information related to a native clock time, to enable synchronizing activation of one or more messages in a second wireless communications protocol, with wireless messages activated by the another apparatus in the second wireless communications protocol; and activating one or more wireless messages in the second wireless communications protocol, based on the received information related to the native clock time of the first wireless communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; transmit at least one first wireless message in a first wireless communications protocol; receive one or more second wireless messages in the first wireless communications protocol from another apparatus in response to the at least one transmitted first message, including information related to a native clock time, to enable synchronizing activation of one or more messages in a second wireless communications protocol, with wireless messages activated by the another apparatus in the second wireless communications protocol; and activate one or more wireless messages in the second wireless communications protocol, based on the received information related to the native clock time of the first wireless communications protocol.
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29. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code, when executed by a computer processor, causing performance of the steps of:
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transmitting at least one first wireless message in a first wireless communications protocol; receiving one or more second wireless messages in the first wireless communications protocol from another apparatus in response to the at least one transmitted first message, including information related to a native clock time, to enable synchronizing activation of one or more messages in a wireless second communications protocol, with wireless messages activated by the another apparatus in the second wireless communications protocol; and activating one or more wireless messages in the second wireless communications protocol, based on the received information related to the native clock time of the first wireless communications protocol.
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