METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION STATIONS, AND SYSTEM FOR TIME SYNCHRONIZATION AND DISCOVERY
First Claim
1. A method, performed by a user station (STA), for operating in a first social network, the method comprising:
- receiving a first beacon from a device in the first social network;
synchronizing to the first social network based on time synchronization information in the first beacon;
transmitting the time synchronization information of the first beacon to a second social network, a portion of a coverage area of the second social network being outside a coverage area of the first social network.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a user station (STA) and methods for synchronizing with devices in a wireless communication network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a STA receives a first beacon from a device in the first social network. The STA may synchronize to the first social network based on time synchronization information in the first beacon. The STA may transmit the time synchronization information of the first beacon to a second social network. A portion of a coverage area of the second social network may be outside a coverage area of the first social network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, performed by a user station (STA), for operating in a first social network, the method comprising:
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receiving a first beacon from a device in the first social network; synchronizing to the first social network based on time synchronization information in the first beacon; transmitting the time synchronization information of the first beacon to a second social network, a portion of a coverage area of the second social network being outside a coverage area of the first social network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication station (STA) comprising:
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physical layer (PHY) circuitry to receive a first beacon transmitted on a social channel by a device in a first social network; and one or more processors to synchronize to the first social network based on time synchronization information in the first beacon, and extract, from the first beacon, time stamp information for a synchronization point of the first social network, and an information element (IE) with discovery information of the first social network; and a medium access control (MAC) layer to configure the first beacon for transmission to a second social network such that the first beacon includes at least the time synchronization information in the first beacon, a portion of a coverage area of the second social network being outside a coverage area of the first social network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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an antenna arranged to receive a first beacon transmitted on a social channel in a first social network; a memory to store a list of social channels, the social channels being Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) channels, and information extracted from the first beacon; and a processor arranged to synchronize to the first social network based on time synchronization information in the first beacon, extract information from the first beacon, the information including time stamp information for a synchronization point for the first social network and discovery information for the first social network, the discovery information being included in the first beacon as an information element (IE), and configure a message, including information extracted from the first beacon, for transmission to a second social network, a portion of a coverage area of the second social network being outside a coverage area of the first social network. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a user station (STA) cause the STA to:
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receive a first beacon, over a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) social channel, from a device in a first social network; synchronize to the first social network based on time synchronization information in the first beacon; and transmit the time synchronization information of the first beacon to a second social network, a portion of a coverage area of the second social network being outside a coverage area of the first social network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification