Wireless network synchronization of cells and client devices on a network
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1. A system, comprising:
- a first wireless device having a first range of wireless coverage;
a second wireless device having a second range of wireless coverage;
a synchronization device having a third range of wireless coverage and configured for wireless communication with the first wireless device, the second wireless device and a portable wireless device, the synchronization device configured to wirelessly transmit a superframe that includes system information and a timing of a framing structure,wherein an operation of the first wireless device and an operation of the second wireless device are coordinated based on synchronization information wirelessly transmitted by the synchronization device; and
the portable wireless device configured for communication with the synchronization device, the portable wireless device configured to locate any of the first wireless device, the second wireless device and the synchronization device to facilitate wireless tracking and enable a user that is associated with the portable wireless device to access at least one of an application, an asset and a service.
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Abstract
A wireless synchronization device is used to coordinate the timing and activities of individual, possibly physically separated, wireless service providers with defined coverage area. Further, the synchronization information is used to coordinate the timing and activities of portable wireless client devices in an autonomous, wireless proximity sensing and data transfer network. Moreover, one or more of the wireless service providers can be arranged to simultaneously monitor broadcasts from the wireless synchronization device and communicate with one or more of the portable wireless client devices.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a first wireless device having a first range of wireless coverage; a second wireless device having a second range of wireless coverage; a synchronization device having a third range of wireless coverage and configured for wireless communication with the first wireless device, the second wireless device and a portable wireless device, the synchronization device configured to wirelessly transmit a superframe that includes system information and a timing of a framing structure, wherein an operation of the first wireless device and an operation of the second wireless device are coordinated based on synchronization information wirelessly transmitted by the synchronization device; and the portable wireless device configured for communication with the synchronization device, the portable wireless device configured to locate any of the first wireless device, the second wireless device and the synchronization device to facilitate wireless tracking and enable a user that is associated with the portable wireless device to access at least one of an application, an asset and a service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
a physical, portable key device, wherein the key device comprises; a wireless transceiver adapted to wirelessly receive synchronization information from a network device, and processing circuitry adapted to synchronize its operation based on a superframe that includes system information and a timing of a framing structure, received from any of a first wireless device, a second wireless device and a synchronization device to facilitate wireless tracking and enable a user that is associated with the portable key device to access at least one of an application, an asset and a service.
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
a first reader device, wherein the first reader device comprises; a wireless transceiver adapted to wirelessly detect a presence of a portable wireless device and to enable a user that is associated with the portable wireless device to access at least one of an application, an asset and a service, and processing circuitry adapted to communicate synchronization data to the portable wireless device wherein the portable wireless device synchronizes its operations in accordance with a superframe that includes system information and a timing of a framing structure wirelessly received from a network device, wherein the superframe is used to synchronize communications between the first reader device, the portable wireless device and a second reader device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
a network device, wherein the network device comprises; a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a superframe that includes system information and a timing of a framing structure in a wireless coverage area of the network device to coordinate a data exchange between a first wireless device, a second wireless device and a portable wireless device located in the wireless coverage area, wherein the data exchange facilitates wireless tracking and enables a user that is associated with the portable wireless device to access at least one of an application, an asset and a service.
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21. A method for synchronizing operations of a plurality of wireless devices, comprising:
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receiving, at a first wireless transceiver, a superframe that includes system information and a timing of a framing structure from a network device; receiving, at a second wireless transceiver, the superframe from the network device; coordinating, with the network device, synchronization of the first and second wireless transceivers based on the superframe from the network device; transmitting the superframe to a portable wireless device wherein the portable wireless device synchronizes its operations based on the superframe to facilitate wireless tracking; and locating, with the portable wireless device, any of the first wireless device, the second wireless device and the network device to enable a user to access at least one of an application, an asset and a service.
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