MULTI-CHANNEL DIRECTIONAL DEVICES WITH BEACONS
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1. A method for communication comprising the acts of:
- assigning a control channel common to a first device and a second device;
exchanging control information over the control channel;
from the control information, finding a data channel available to both the first device and the second device for data communications between the first device and the second device; and
communicating data over the data channel between the first device and the second device.
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Abstract
A communication system includes first and second devices, where a processor of at least one of the first device and the second device is configured to assign a control channel common to the first device and the second device; exchange control information over the control channel; from the control information, find a data channel available to both the first device and the second device for data communications between the first device and the second device; and communicate data over the data channel between the first device and the second device.
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1. A method for communication comprising the acts of:
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assigning a control channel common to a first device and a second device; exchanging control information over the control channel; from the control information, finding a data channel available to both the first device and the second device for data communications between the first device and the second device; and communicating data over the data channel between the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication system comprising a first device and a second device, wherein a processor of at least one of the first device and the second device is configured to:
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assign a control channel common to the first device and the second device; exchange control information over the control channel; from the control information, find a data channel available to both the first device and the second device for data communications between the first device and the second device; and communicate data over the data channel between the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A communication device comprising a processor configured to:
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assign a control channel common to the communication device and a further device; exchange control information over the control channel; from the control information, find a data channel available to both the communication device and the further device for data communications between communication device and the further device; and communicate data over the data channel between the communication device and the further device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium, the computer program when executed by a processor is configured to:
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assign a control channel common to a first device and a second device; exchange control information over the control channel; from the control information, find a data channel available to both the first device and the second device for data communications between the first device and the second device; and communicate data over the data channel between the first device and the second device.
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