Method and apparatus to reprioritize data transfer in a short range Ad Hoc network

• US 6,397,061 B1
• Filed: 06/24/2000
• Issued: 05/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hill, Thomas Casey, Jordan, Larry David
• Primary Examiner(s): VO, NGUYEN THANH
• Application Number:
  US09/602,336
• Time in Patent Office: 703 Days
• Field of Search: 455/421,423,425,67.1,67.7,229,517,522,69,63,574
• US Class Current: 455/421
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0002 by adapting the transmission rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A wireless communication device capable of communicating with a local wireless network within a predetermined communication range. If the wireless communication device experiences interference, a low battery or movement outside of the predetermined communication range, the wireless communication device checks to see if a bandwidth, a data rate or a priority can be altered to complete the communication between the wireless communication device and the wireless network.

Claims

1. A device to speed up a completion of a communication with a local wireless network, comprising:

a wireless communication device capable of communicating with the local wireless network within a communication range, wherein if the wireless communication device experiences at least one of interference and movement outside of the predetermined communication range, the wireless communication device is arranged to check for parameters of the local wireless network that can be altered to speed up the completion of the communication between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein if there are no parameters of the local wireless network that can be altered to speed up the completion of the communication, the device is arranged to convey an alert to a user.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the parameters include at least one of a bandwidth, a data rate and a priority.

4. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bandwidth is adjusted to speed up the completion of the communication between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network.

5. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the data rate is adjusted to speed up the completion of the communication between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network.

6. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the priority is adjusted to speed up the completion of the communication between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network.

7. A method of speeding up a completion of a communication in a local wireless network including a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:

determining whether at least one of a plurality of alert conditions exist in the wireless communication device, wherein the alert conditions include moving out of communication range of the local wireless network and interference between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network; and

speeding up the completion of the communication between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network if at least one of the alert conditions exists, by adjusting at least one of a plurality of parameters of the local wireless network.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the parameters include at least one of a bandwidth, a data rate and a priority.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the speeding step includes the step of adjusting the bandwidth of the local wireless network.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the speeding step includes the step of adjusting the data rate between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the speeding step includes the step of adjusting the priority.

12. A communication method for speeding up a completion of a communication, comprising the steps of:

beginning a communication operation between a wireless communication device and a local wireless network located within a communication range of the wireless communication device; and

speeding up a completion of the communication operation by altering at least one of a plurality of parameters of the local wireless network if the wireless communication device is moving out of communication range or interference is experienced between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network, wherein the plurality of parameters include a bandwidth of the local wireless network, a rate of data transfer and an operation priority.

13. A device for speeding up a completion of a communication with a wireless communication device, comprising:

a local wireless network capable of communicating with the wireless communication device located within a predetermined communication range, wherein if the wireless communication device experiences at least one of the group comprising interference and movement outside of the predetermined communication range, the local wireless network is arranged to cooperate with the wireless communication device to determine whether parameters of the local wireless network can be altered to speed up the completion of the communication between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network.

14. The device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the parameters include at least one of a bandwidth, a data rate and a priority.

15. The device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the local wireless network is arranged to adjust the bandwidth to speed up the completion of the communication between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network.

16. The device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the local wireless network is arranged to adjust the data rate to speed up the completion of the communication between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network.

17. The device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the local wireless network is arranged to adjust the priority to speed up the completion of the communication between the wireless communication device and the local wireless network.