METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTED ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF ACCESS POINT-TO-CLIENT INTERACTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a Wi-Fi coordinator device configured to receive client device information from one or more client devices associated with an access point device in communication with the Wi-Fi coordinator device; and
a cloud intelligence engine communicatively coupled to the Wi-Fi coordinator device and configured to receive the client device information, integrate the client device information with other client device information to generate client device capability information, and determine one or more operational Wi-Fi settings for the access point device based at least on the client device capability information.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically to systems and methods for selecting and implementing communication parameters used in a wireless network to optimize communication between access points and client devices. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a Wi-Fi coordinator device that receives client device information from client devices connected to an access point in a network. The Wi-Fi coordinator sends the client device information to a cloud intelligence engine which then combines the client device information with other client device information to identify the client devices in the network and their Wi-Fi capabilities and limitations. Using this information, the cloud intelligence devices determines the access point settings that would optimize the operation of the network.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a Wi-Fi coordinator device configured to receive client device information from one or more client devices associated with an access point device in communication with the Wi-Fi coordinator device; and a cloud intelligence engine communicatively coupled to the Wi-Fi coordinator device and configured to receive the client device information, integrate the client device information with other client device information to generate client device capability information, and determine one or more operational Wi-Fi settings for the access point device based at least on the client device capability information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving, using a Wi-Fi coordinator device, client device information from one or more client devices associated with an access point device in communication with the Wi-Fi coordinator device; receiving, using a cloud intelligence engine communicatively coupled to the Wi-Fi coordinator device, the client device information; integrating, using the cloud intelligence engine, the client device information with other client device information to generate client device capability information; and determining, using the cloud intelligence engine, one or more operational Wi-Fi settings for the access point device based at least on the client device capability information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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an access point; one or more client devices associated with the access point; a Wi-Fi coordinator device communicatively coupled to the access point and configured to receive client device information from the one or more client devices; and a cloud intelligence engine communicatively coupled to the Wi-Fi coordinator device and configured to receive the client device information, integrate the client device information with other client device information to generate client device capability information, and determine one or more operational Wi-Fi settings for the access point device based at least on the client device capability information.
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