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Redundant links for reliable communication

  • US 9,763,120 B2
  • Filed: 12/24/2014
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A transmitting electronic device, comprising:

  • an input port configured to receive information associated with a data stream;

    a first antenna;

    a second antenna;

    a first interface circuit, communicatively coupled to the first antenna, configured to communicate, to the first antenna, first packets including the information associated with the data stream from the transmitting electronic device to a receiving electronic device via a first channel using a wireless-local-area-network (WLAN) communication protocol; and

    a second interface circuit, communicatively coupled to the second antenna, configured to communicate, to the second antenna, second packets including the information associated with the data stream from the transmitting electronic device to the receiving electronic device via a second channel using the WLAN communication protocol, wherein the second channel is different than the first channel;

    wherein the second packets are communicated concurrently with the first packets;

    wherein the transmitting electronic device is configured to provide, to at least the first antenna or the second antenna, instructions for the receiving electronic device to use the first channel during the communication of the first packets and to use the second channel during the communication of the second packets; and

    wherein, during the communication of the information, the transmitting electronic device is configured to determine, without disrupting the communication of the information;

    for a given channel, a distance to a receiving electronic device and an associated phase distortion; and

    channel calibration associated with one of the first channel and the second channel.

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