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System and method for clustering wireless devices in a wireless network

  • US 7,961,673 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2009
  • Issued: 06/14/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating wireless computing units in a wireless network system having a wireless access point (AP), the method comprising:

  • grouping a plurality of wireless computing units into a cluster, the plurality of wireless computing units including a first wireless computing unit having the largest amount of data to transmit relative to the plurality of wireless computing units, and a second wireless computing unit having the second-largest amount of data to transmit relative to the plurality of wireless computing units;

    designating the first wireless computing unit as a cluster head unit;

    designating the second wireless computing unit and any remaining ones of the plurality of wireless computing units as cluster member units;

    transmitting data from the first wireless computing unit to the AP for a first predetermined time proportional to the amount of data to be transmitted by the first wireless computing unit;

    thereafter, re-designating the second wireless computing unit as the cluster head unit;

    re-designating the first wireless computing unit and any remaining ones of the plurality of wireless computing units as cluster member units; and

    transmitting data from the second wireless computing unit to the AP for a second predetermined time proportional to the amount of data to be transmitted by the second wireless computing unit.

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