Independent medium access control for discovering wireless networks
P Van Horn, D Friedman - US Patent App. 11/697,362, 2008 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0001 Network discovery refers to the process that is used by a wireless
station to discover nearby networks that are available for connection. The discovery process …
station to discover nearby networks that are available for connection. The discovery process …
Selective key caching for fast roaming of wireless stations in communication networks
M Sharma, M Shukla, L George - US Patent 10,715,999, 2020 - Google Patents
Authentication keys are selectively cached locally for faster roaming of wireless stations in a
communication network. An attempt by a station to reassociate with an access point is …
communication network. An attempt by a station to reassociate with an access point is …
Balancing wireless access based on centralized information
A Zavalkovsky, J Stieglitz, A Schieber - US Patent 7,929,973, 2011 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Accessing a network using a wireless connection has gained in popularity
in recent years due to its convenience. One approach for accessing a network using a …
in recent years due to its convenience. One approach for accessing a network using a …
Scanning responses in wireless network
EH Ong, J Kneckt, M Kasslin, G Bajko - US Patent App. 13/415,040, 2013 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002 Some modern wireless networks employ an active scanning
procedure in which a scanning device scans for presence of wireless networks. The active …
procedure in which a scanning device scans for presence of wireless networks. The active …
Staggering bursts of broadcast management frames in a wireless network device having a plurality of MAC addresses
RD Kinder, DA Smith - US Patent 8,184,564, 2012 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The present invention relates to wireless networks, and in particular to an
apparatus, and to a method of transmitting beacon frames from a wireless device capable of …
apparatus, and to a method of transmitting beacon frames from a wireless device capable of …
Using mini-beacons in a wireless network
RD Kinder, ACK Lam - US Patent 7,787,401, 2010 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The present invention is related to wireless networks, and in particular to a
method and apparatus for transmitting “mini-beacons' from an access point of a wireless …
method and apparatus for transmitting “mini-beacons' from an access point of a wireless …
Defining adaptive detection thresholds
A Kangas, I Siomina - US Patent 8,134,990, 2012 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The present invention generally relates to signal detection in wireless
communications networks, and in particular to wireless network architectures that utilize …
communications networks, and in particular to wireless network architectures that utilize …
Associating a wireless station with an access point
R Banerjea - US Patent 8,014,804, 2011 - Google Patents
A station associates with an access point in a wireless local area network conforming to, eg,
an IEEE 802.11 standard. The station measures the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the …
an IEEE 802.11 standard. The station measures the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the …
Managing an access point in the presence of separate protocols that share the same communications channel
MA Fischer, TG Godfrey - US Patent 7,715,434, 2010 - Google Patents
A technique is disclosed involves a station (eg, an IEEE 802.11 station, etc.) requesting that
one or more frames be transmitted from an access point to the station. The station might …
one or more frames be transmitted from an access point to the station. The station might …
Discovering network information available via wireless networks
S McCann, MP Montemurro - US Patent 8,750,180, 2014 - Google Patents
Network information may be discoverable without requiring a connection to that network. For
example, Access Network Query Protocol (ANOP) may allow a device to discover …
example, Access Network Query Protocol (ANOP) may allow a device to discover …