RECEIVER SCHEDULING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
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1. A wireless apparatus comprising:
- a wireless transceiver, in communication with a processor, configured to transmit and receive messages via a wireless network;
the wireless transceiver further configured to receive a schedule definition for a plurality of devices affiliated with a node of the wireless network;
the processor configured to determine, from the received schedule definition, one or more time periods allocated to the wireless apparatus; and
the wireless transceiver further configured to communicate with the wireless network in accordance with at least one of the one or more time periods.
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Abstract
A wireless apparatus utilizes a wireless transceiver, in communication with a processor, to transmit and receive messages via a wireless network. The wireless transceiver may receive a schedule definition for devices affiliated with a node of the wireless network. The processor may determine, from the received schedule definition, one or more time periods allocated to the wireless apparatus. The wireless transceiver may communicate with the wireless network in accordance with at least one of the one or more time periods.
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30 Claims
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1. A wireless apparatus comprising:
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a wireless transceiver, in communication with a processor, configured to transmit and receive messages via a wireless network; the wireless transceiver further configured to receive a schedule definition for a plurality of devices affiliated with a node of the wireless network; the processor configured to determine, from the received schedule definition, one or more time periods allocated to the wireless apparatus; and the wireless transceiver further configured to communicate with the wireless network in accordance with at least one of the one or more time periods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of communicating with a node of a wireless network via a wireless device, the method comprising:
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receiving a schedule definition via a wireless transceiver, the schedule definition defining one or more time periods allocated to the wireless device; and communicating via the wireless transceiver with the node of the wireless network in accordance with the defined one or more time periods. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless apparatus comprising:
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a wireless transceiver in communication with a processor and configured to transmit and receive messages via a wireless network; the wireless transceiver further configured to receive a schedule definition, the schedule definition defining a plurality of transmission and reception time periods for each of a plurality of wireless devices within the wireless network; the processor configured to identify one or more time periods allocated to the wireless apparatus for communication from the received schedule definition; and the processor further configured to communicate with a node of the wireless network in accordance with the identified one or more time periods. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A wireless apparatus comprising:
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a wireless transceiver in communication with a processor and configured to transmit and receive messages via a wireless network; the processor configured to affiliate with a node of the wireless network based on at least a signal strength; the wireless transceiver further configured to receive one or more schedule definitions from the node of the wireless network, the one or more schedule definitions each defining a plurality of transmission and reception time periods for a plurality of wireless devices within the wireless network; the processor further configured to derive one or more time periods allocated to the wireless apparatus for communication from the one or more received schedule definitions; the wireless transceiver further configured to communicate with the node of the wireless network in accordance with the derived one or more time periods; and the processor further configured, when the wireless apparatus has stopped reception of schedule definitions related to the wireless apparatus, to un-affiliate from the node of the wireless network after a specified period of time. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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