Method and system for device discovery in a wireless video area network
First Claim
1. A method for device discovery in a wireless network, comprising:
- receiving data unit transmissions from different directions at a receiving station from a transmitting station;
detecting location information for the transmitting station relative to the receiving station based on a highest quality transmission among the transmissions received from the different directions, wherein the location information comprises a location vector including N elements corresponding to directional transmissions of a data unit in N different directions, wherein each vector element describes the signal quality of the transmission along a corresponding one of the N directions,wherein the receiving station measures and compares signal quality for copies of a beacon received in different directions, for determining a new location vector and determines a distance between the new location vector and an existing location vector.
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Abstract
A method and system for device discovery in a wireless network is provided. The device discovery involves directionally transmitting a data unit from a transmitting station over a channel in different directions to emulate omni-directional transmission, receiving the data unit transmissions from different directions at a receiving station, determining the quality of the transmissions received from the different directions, and detecting location information for the transmitting station relative to the receiving station based on the highest quality transmission among the transmissions received from the different directions. Further, if a channel has sufficient bandwidth to satisfy direct link communication between two stations, then during a direct link set-up stage, the two stations conduct a probing message exchange using omni-direction transmission, and upon successful probing, obtain communication link status information and set proper communication configurations for the two stations based on the communication link status information.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for device discovery in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving data unit transmissions from different directions at a receiving station from a transmitting station; detecting location information for the transmitting station relative to the receiving station based on a highest quality transmission among the transmissions received from the different directions, wherein the location information comprises a location vector including N elements corresponding to directional transmissions of a data unit in N different directions, wherein each vector element describes the signal quality of the transmission along a corresponding one of the N directions, wherein the receiving station measures and compares signal quality for copies of a beacon received in different directions, for determining a new location vector and determines a distance between the new location vector and an existing location vector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for device discovery in a wireless network, comprising:
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a coordinator station configured for transmitting N copies of a beacon in N different directions to a receiving station, wherein the coordinator station determines quality of transmissions received from different directions, and detects location information for a transmitting station relative to the receiving station which receives transmissions from the transmitting station, based on a highest quality transmission among the transmissions received from the different directions, wherein the location information comprises a location vector including N elements corresponding to directional transmissions of a data unit in N different directions, wherein each vector element describes the signal quality of the transmission along a corresponding one of the N directions; and a management entity of the receiving station that measures and compares signal quality for copies of the beacon received in different directions, and determines a new location vector, wherein the receiving station determines a distance between the new location vector and an existing location vector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for device discovery in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving data unit transmissions from different directions transmitted by a transmitting station at a receiving station; determining quality of the transmissions received from the different directions by the receiving station; detecting location information based on a highest quality transmission among the transmissions received from the different directions, wherein the location information comprises a location vector including N elements corresponding to directional retransmissions of a data unit in N different directions, wherein each vector element describes the signal quality of received directional retransmission along a corresponding one of the N direction; and measuring and comparing, by the receiving station, the signal quality for copies of a beacon received in different directions, to determine a new location vector, wherein the receiving station determines a distance between the new location vector and an existing location vector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for device discovery in a wireless network, comprising:
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directionally transmitting a data unit from a transmitting station over a channel in different directions to emulate omni-directional transmission; determining quality of the transmissions transmitted in the different directions by a receiving station; detecting location information based on a highest quality transmission among the transmissions transmitted in the different directions by the receiving station, wherein the location information comprises a location vector including N elements corresponding to directional retransmissions of a data unit in N different directions, wherein each vector element describes the signal quality of transmitted directional retransmission along a corresponding one of the N directions; and measuring and comparing, by the receiving station, the signal quality for copies of a beacon received in different directions, to determine a new location vector, wherein the receiving station determines a distance between the new location vector and an existing location vector.
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22. A method for device discovery in a wireless network, comprising:
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directionally transmitting a data unit from a transmitting station over a channel in different directions to emulate omni-directional transmission to a receiving station; detecting location information, by the receiving station, based on a highest quality transmission among the transmissions transmitted in the different directions, wherein the location information comprises a location vector including N elements corresponding to directional transmissions of a data unit in N different directions, wherein each vector element describes the signal quality of the transmission along a corresponding one of the N directions; and measuring and comparing, by the receiving station, the signal quality for copies of a beacon received in different directions, to determine a new location vector, wherein the receiving station determines a distance between the new location vector and an existing location vector.
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