Low-Power Wireless Beaconing Network Supporting Proximal Formation, Separation and Reformation
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Abstract
At least one of the wireless devices of a wireless network attempts to reestablish communications with a separated wireless device. Further, the separated wireless device may also attempt to reestablish communication with the wireless network. At least two of the wireless devices may separate from the wireless network to form an alternate wireless network separate from the wireless network. In such case, the at least two wireless devices of the alternate network may rejoin the wireless network after the separation. The wireless devices may establish the wireless network when proximate to one another and operating at a lower power level while continuing operation at a higher power level. The wireless devices establish the wireless network when in a first proximity to one another and continue to communicate while in a second proximity to one another.
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Citations
39 Claims
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1-26. -26. (canceled)
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27. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of wireless devices, each wireless device including a radio capable of transmitting at both a higher power level and a lower power level;
wherein the plurality of wireless devices initialize a wireless network when operating at the lower power level with said plurality of wireless device in close proximity; and
after initialization of the wireless network, said plurality of wireless devices communicate with each other within said wireless network at the higher power level. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
- a plurality of wireless devices, each wireless device including a radio capable of transmitting at both a higher power level and a lower power level;
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30. A wireless communication system comprising:
- first and second wireless devices, said first and second wireless devices selectively operating at a very low power level and at a higher power level, said first wireless device when operating at said very low power level providing a reduced power transmission with a range limited to a very close proximity from said first wireless device;
said first wireless device sending network information at said very low power level so as to be received by said second wireless device only when the second wireless device is within said very close proximity from said first wireless device;
said second wireless device upon receipt of said network information, forming a wireless network with said first wireless device; and
said first and second wireless devices after formation of the wireless network communicating with each other at said higher power level. - View Dependent Claims (31)
- first and second wireless devices, said first and second wireless devices selectively operating at a very low power level and at a higher power level, said first wireless device when operating at said very low power level providing a reduced power transmission with a range limited to a very close proximity from said first wireless device;
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32. In a wireless communication system, a method of establishing a wireless network, said method comprising
selecting at least two wireless devices from a plurality of wireless devices, each capable of participation within the wireless network in a higher power mode; -
placing the at least two wireless devices in close proximity to one another; establishing the wireless network by interaction of the at least two wireless devices in a lower power mode; and carrying out wireless network communications between said at least two wireless devices in the higher power mode. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of wireless devices, said wireless devices together participating in a wireless network when within range of one another;
wherein, at user'"'"'s selection, operation of the wireless network is automatically initiated through very low power radio frequency transmissions of less than minus forty dBm. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
- a plurality of wireless devices, said wireless devices together participating in a wireless network when within range of one another;
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37. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of wireless devices, said wireless devices together participating in a wireless network when within range of one another;
wherein operation of the wireless network is automatically initiated for wireless devices selected by the user to be in very close proximity, the initiation of the network for the wireless devices selected by the user taking place through very low power radio frequency transmissions of less than minus forty dBm to avoid unintentional participation in network formation by unselected devices. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
- a plurality of wireless devices, said wireless devices together participating in a wireless network when within range of one another;
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