Techniques for enabling compatibility of ultra wideband devices
First Claim
1. A method for enabling compatibility of communications between two or more wireless devices in a wireless personal area network (WPAN), wherein each of the two or more wireless devices has a regulation setting associated with a corresponding region, said regulation setting defining a frequency band within which the wireless device from the corresponding region is configured to operate, the method comprising:
- upon initialization of one wireless device of the two or more wireless devices that has a regulation setting different from another wireless device of the two or more wireless devices, scanning a common channel defined as available for initiating communication among wireless devices from different regions according to regulations of the different regions;
forming a network between the one wireless device with the remaining devices of the two or more wireless devices communicating over the common channel, wherein the wireless devices in the network belong to the WPAN;
selecting a WiNet service set (WSS) channel based, in part, on the regulation settings of the two or more wireless devices in order to form a WSS among the two or more wireless devices;
upon switching of the two or more wireless devices to the WSS channel, checking if a new wireless device attempts to join the WSS; and
adding the new wireless device to the WSS if such attempt was detected, wherein the new wireless device is configured with regulation settings that are different from regulation settings of at least one wireless device in the WSS to enable communication compatibility of wireless devices configured with different regulation settings.
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Abstract
A method (200) for enabling compatibility of wireless devices having different regulation settings. The method includes upon initialization of a wireless device, scanning a predefined common channel (S220); forming a WiNet service set (WSS) by wireless devices communicating over the predefined common channel (S230); upon switching of the wireless devices in the WSS to a channel other than the predefined common channel, checking if a new wireless device attempts to join the WSS (S240, S250); and adding the new wireless device to the WSS if such attempt was detected (S290).
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1. A method for enabling compatibility of communications between two or more wireless devices in a wireless personal area network (WPAN), wherein each of the two or more wireless devices has a regulation setting associated with a corresponding region, said regulation setting defining a frequency band within which the wireless device from the corresponding region is configured to operate, the method comprising:
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upon initialization of one wireless device of the two or more wireless devices that has a regulation setting different from another wireless device of the two or more wireless devices, scanning a common channel defined as available for initiating communication among wireless devices from different regions according to regulations of the different regions; forming a network between the one wireless device with the remaining devices of the two or more wireless devices communicating over the common channel, wherein the wireless devices in the network belong to the WPAN; selecting a WiNet service set (WSS) channel based, in part, on the regulation settings of the two or more wireless devices in order to form a WSS among the two or more wireless devices; upon switching of the two or more wireless devices to the WSS channel, checking if a new wireless device attempts to join the WSS; and adding the new wireless device to the WSS if such attempt was detected, wherein the new wireless device is configured with regulation settings that are different from regulation settings of at least one wireless device in the WSS to enable communication compatibility of wireless devices configured with different regulation settings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable code, which, when executed, causes a processor or a computer to perform a method for enabling compatibility of communications between two or more wireless devices in a wireless personal area network (WPAN), wherein each of the two or more wireless devices has a regulation setting associated with a corresponding region, said regulation setting defining a frequency band within which the wireless device from the corresponding region is configured to operate, the method comprising:
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upon initialization of one wireless device of the two or more wireless devices that has a regulation setting different from another wireless device of the two or more wireless devices, scanning a common channel defined as available for initiating communication among wireless devices from different regions according to regulations of the different regions; forming a network between the one wireless device with the remaining devices of the two or more wireless devices communicating over the common channel, wherein the wireless devices in the network belong to the WPAN; selecting a WiNet service set (WSS) channel selected based, in part, on the regulation settings of the two or more wireless devices in order to form a WSS among the two or more wireless devices; upon switching of the two or more wireless devices to the WSS channel, checking if a new wireless device attempts to join the WSS; and adding the new wireless device to the WSS if such attempt was detected, wherein the new wireless device is configured with regulation settings that are different from regulation settings of at least one wireless device in the WSS to enable communication compatibility of wireless devices configured with different regulation settings.
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12. A first wireless device operable for enabling compatibility of communications between one or more other wireless devices in a distributed wireless personal area network (WPAN), wherein each wireless device has a regulation setting associated with a corresponding region, said regulation setting defining a frequency band within which the wireless device from the corresponding region is configured to operate, the first wireless device comprising:
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a radio transceiver configured to receive and transmit radio signals over a wireless medium; a processor; and a memory for storing instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to; scan, upon initialization of the first wireless device that has a regulation setting different from the one or more other wireless devices, a common channel defined as available for initiating communication among wireless devices from different regions according to regulations of the different regions; form a network between the first wireless device with the one or more other wireless devices communicating over the common channel, wherein the wireless devices in the network belong to the WPAN; select a WiNet service set (WSS) channel based, in part, on the regulation settings of the first wireless device and the one or more other wireless devices in order to form a WSS among the first wireless device and the one or more other wireless devices; check, upon switching of the wireless devices to the WSS channel, if a new wireless device attempts to join the WSS; and add the new wireless device to the WSS if such attempt was detected, wherein the new wireless device is configured with regulation settings that are different from regulation settings of at least one wireless device in the WSS to enable communication compatibility of wireless devices configured with different regulation settings.
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