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Apparatus and method for wireless local area networks of different countries

  • US 7,260,395 B1
  • Filed: 10/30/2000
  • Issued: 08/21/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A universal remote terminal for use in wireless local area networks in a plurality of countries, each country having particular communications specifications for operating wireless local area networks in that country, the terminal comprising circuitry configured to:

  • scan to find a communications channel carrying a communication for a nearby wireless local area network;

    send a probe communications message on the communication channel in response to finding the communications channel when scanning;

    receive a reply communications message comprising country-specific information from a transmitter in a particular country that was sent in reply to the probe communications message; and

    adapt to that country'"'"'s communications specifications to suitably operate in wireless local area networks in that country in response to receiving the country-specific information.

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