Synchronization of devices in a peer-to-peer network environment

PB Vandwalle, CA Hartman, R Stacey… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system, apparatus and method for synchronizing devices in a peer-to-
peer communication environment. Devices select a master to facilitate their synchronization …

Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving multimedia data by using NFC

KY Lee, HS Hong, JA Park, JH An, D Lee - US Patent 10,491,737, 2019 - Google Patents
An electronic device, method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for
sending a multimedia file are provided. The electronic device includes a memory for storing …

Group formation within a synchronized hierarchy of peer-to-peer devices

PB Vandwalle, CA Hartman - US Patent 10,271,293, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system, apparatus and method for organizing devices in a peer-to-peer
communication environment. A number of devices synchronize among themselves and …

Selection of synchronization stations in a peer-to-peer network environment

RJ Stacey, PB Vandwalle, CA Hartman - US Patent 9,516,615, 2016 - Google Patents
The root sync station facilitates synchronization of the hierarchy of devices by transmitting a
timestamp and a schedule for rendezvousing on designated channels at des ignated times …

Fast service discovery and pairing using ultrasonic communication

Y Tsfaty, N Altman, G Bornstein - US Patent 9,912,415, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods, systems, and devices are described for service discovery and connection
establishment of a point-to-point (eg, device-to-device) wireless communication. Wireless …

Selection of a master in a peer-to-peer network environment

PB Vandwalle, CA Hartman, R Stacey… - US Patent App. 13 …, 2013 - Google Patents
A system, apparatus and method for selecting master devices in a peer-to-peer
communication environment. Devices select a master to facilitate their synchronization, and …

Methods, wireless communication stations, and system for synchronizing devices and neighbor area networking (NAN) configuration

EH Qi, M Park, O Kaidar - US Patent 9,295,015, 2016 - Google Patents
US9295015B2 - Methods, wireless communication stations, and system for synchronizing
devices and neighbor area networking (NAN) configuration - Google Patents …

Dedicated channel for fast initial link setup in a wireless network

AP Patil, G Cherian, SP Abraham - US Patent 9,497,699, 2016 - Google Patents
An access point may advertise (eg, broadcast) identifying information (eg, a neighbor report
and access point capability information) on a dedicated channel in a wireless network. The …

Peer to peer ranging exchange

L Chu, S Tamhane, SS Wagholikar, H Zhang… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
While a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network that includes both i) a first communication
device and ii) a second communication device is not formed, and prior to the first …

Methods and apparatus for clock drift mitigation with snoop-based ranging

L Chu, S Tamhane, H Zhang, HL Lou - US Patent 10,440,598, 2019 - Google Patents
A first communication device generates a range measurement packet (or a packet that
includes a probe response frame, a TIM frame, etc.) associated with a range measurement …