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Systems and methods for wireless communication in frequency-limited, client-dense environments

  • US 10,448,254 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2016
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for wireless communication within a vehicle interior, comprising:

  • a wireless access point (“

    ZAP”

    ) connected to a plurality of distinct and separate antennas including first, second, and third antennas arranged in different locations within a vehicle interior such that the first and second antennas, the second and third antennas, and the first and third antennas, are separated from one another by two or more meters, and wherein the first antenna is adjacent to the second antenna, and the second antenna is adjacent to the third antenna, and the first and third antennas are non-adjacent;

    wherein the wireless access point is programmed to cause the non-adjacent first and third antennas to transmit to a first plurality of client devices and a third plurality of client devices, respectively, according to a first time slot within a transmission cycle based on a location of the first and third antennas relative to the second antenna of the plurality of antennas;

    wherein the wireless access point is further programmed to cause the second antenna to transmit to a second plurality of client devices according to a second time slot within the transmission cycle based on a location of the second antenna relative to the first and second antennas of the plurality of antennas, wherein the first and second time slots do not overlap;

    wherein each of the first plurality of client devices includes a client antenna, and wherein each of the first plurality of client devices is associated with a primary antenna and a secondary antenna of the plurality of antennas based on locations of each of the devices and the antennas; and

    wherein the wireless access point is further configured to synchronously control each of the plurality of antennas including assigning a time slot associated with each antenna based on the location of the antenna relative to adjacent antennas of the plurality of antennas.

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