Roaming in a wireless mesh network
Granted: December 29, 2020
Patent Number:
10880891
Introduced here are techniques to provide automated mesh point survey and guided installation for assisting the installation and configuration of a wireless mesh network. Additional implementation techniques are also introduced including, for example, link rate estimation, roaming, and dedicated backhaul link implementation in such wireless mesh network, are also discussed. Among other benefits, this disclosure provides an integral solution where multiple wireless local area network…
Compact passive repeater
Granted: December 8, 2020
Patent Number:
10862575
An embodiment of the invention provides a transmissive passive repeater having two or more antenna arrays, each array comprised of a plurality of antenna elements. Each antenna array has an associated region. An aperture is defined by the antenna arrays with which energy at respective antenna arrays passes between each of the regions. Another embodiment of the invention provides a reflective passive repeater having an aperture. Energy received at the aperture is reflected back from the…
Distributed multi-band wireless networking system
Granted: November 17, 2020
Patent Number:
10841758
Disclosed is a way to expand the range of Internet of Things devices in a home, office, or structure to the range of a local WiFi network. This is accomplished by generating a network bridge for the devices using machine-to-machine protocols to communicate using the WiFi network backhaul channel. Transmissions in machine-to-machine protocol are tunneled through WiFi communications and extracted by the closest access point. Access points include radios for both WiFi and machine-to-machine…
Machine learning coordinated wireless networking
Granted: November 3, 2020
Patent Number:
10827323
The disclosed methods and systems use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to model the usage and interference on each channel. For example, units of the system can measure channel interference regularly over the time of day on all radios. The interference information is communicated to the base unit or a cloud server for pattern analysis. Interference measurements include interference from units within the system as well as interference from nearby…
Client wireless device that merges functions of upper MAC layer to support WLAN modules operating simultaneously in different wireless bands
Granted: October 27, 2020
Patent Number:
10819375
A simultaneous client wireless device includes wireless modules configured to perform communication functions of lower MAC (media access control) and PHY (physical) layers for wireless radios operable in multiple wireless bands. The simultaneous client wireless device also includes a communication module configured as an intermediate layer between the lower MAC layer of the wireless modules and a network layer. The communication module is configured to use an application programming…
Systems and methods for optimization and testing of wireless devices
Granted: October 13, 2020
Patent Number:
10805613
Disclosed are methods and systems for the testing and optimization of one or more wireless devices, e.g., wireless cameras, such as in conjunction with corresponding systems. Wireless device test capabilities include any of: single device, wireless video rate/delay/interference test; multi-security camera system wireless DC power range tweet with and without noise/interference; security camera system image quality with and without movement in day and night mode; multi-camera wireless…
Periodic frames for control plane data to manage multi-band wireless networking system
Granted: October 6, 2020
Patent Number:
10798702
The disclosed embodiments include a method performed by network node(s) of a multi-band wireless network. The method includes wirelessly interconnecting network nodes to collectively form the multi-band wireless network configured to provide network access to a client node connected to any of the network nodes. The method further includes establishing a control plane protocol that enables wireless communications of control plane data embedded in periodic frame(s) communicated by the…
Wireless access device
Granted: September 22, 2020
Patent Number:
D896802
Wireless router
Granted: August 11, 2020
Patent Number:
D892776
Transmission rate control of data communications in a wireless camera system
Granted: August 11, 2020
Patent Number:
10742998
Systems and methods are introduced for rate control of data transmissions in a wireless camera system. In an illustrative embodiment, a computing system selects primary data rates and corresponding fallback data rates to use for transmission of video data. The computing system selects the data rates that provides high-throughput without resulting in wasted energy from retransmissions. The selection may be based upon transmission conditions as well as the record of past data rates, the…
Dual band LTE small cell
Granted: August 4, 2020
Patent Number:
10735973
A dual band LTE small cell base station communicates on both licensed bands and unlicensed bands. The small cell base station modifies the communication protocol utilized by the licensed band to enable communication over an unlicensed band. This modification involves replacing the physical (PHY) layer of the licensed band communication protocol with the PHY layer of a to-be-used protocol in an unlicensed band.
Dedicated backhaul for whole home coverage
Granted: June 9, 2020
Patent Number:
10681698
A dedicated backhaul for whole home coverage variously applies optimization techniques, e.g. using the 5 GHz high band or low band as a dedicated backhaul; using the 2.4 GHz band as backup if the 5 GHz band fails to reach between nodes; using Ethernet when it is better than the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands and it is available; and using a spanning tree protocol or a variant to avoid loops. The dedicated backhaul is used if the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the dedicated…
System and method for bridging to a LTE wireless communication network
Granted: June 2, 2020
Patent Number:
10674562
A system and method for bridging user devices communicating according to a 3rd Generation (3G) communication protocol to a LTE wireless communication network, thereby enabling user devices that do not have sufficient signal strength for directly coupling to the LTE wireless communication network to nevertheless access such wireless communication systems and methods via a bridging system.
Dual band LTE small cell
Granted: June 2, 2020
Patent Number:
10674370
A dual band LTE small cell base station communicates on both licensed bands and unlicensed bands. The small cell base station modifies the communication protocol utilized by the licensed band to enable communication over an unlicensed band. This modification involves replacing the physical (PHY) layer of the licensed band communication protocol with the PHY layer of a to-be-used protocol in an unlicensed band.
Dual band LTE small cell
Granted: March 3, 2020
Patent Number:
10582395
A dual band LTE small cell base station communicates on both licensed bands and unlicensed bands. The small cell base station modifies the communication protocol utilized by the licensed band to enable communication over an unlicensed band. This modification involves replacing the physical (PHY) layer of the licensed band communication protocol with the PHY layer of a to-be-used protocol in an unlicensed band.
Wireless communication in an environment with electronic interference
Granted: February 25, 2020
Patent Number:
10575310
Methods, apparatuses, and embodiments related to wireless communication in an environment with electromagnetic interference. In some embodiments, a wireless communication parameter of a wireless device, such as a wireless local area network (WLAN) device, is set to a first value, and a first frame or packet is wirelessly transmitted or received by the wireless device. An electromagnetic signal that interferes with wireless transmission is detected. Based on the detection of the wireless…
Changing topology in a wireless network
Granted: February 25, 2020
Patent Number:
10573144
Methods, apparatuses, and embodiments related to a technique for changing topology of a wireless network in a multi-band wireless networking system. In a wireless network with multiple wireless networking devices and one or more client devices, communications between the wireless networking devices occurs via a backhaul channel, and communication between the client(s) and the wireless networking devices occurs via a fronthaul channel. At boot up, a wireless networking device configures…
Repeater bandwidth, radio configuration, and ADC clock speed adjustment
Granted: February 18, 2020
Patent Number:
10567069
In a repeater, a mechanism checks multiple parameters and makes repeater bandwidth, radio configuration, and ADC clock speed adjustments. multiple repeater parameters are checked and the repeater bandwidth is optimized based upon any of adjusting bandwidth based on best throughput; adjusting bandwidth based on Internet speed; adjusting mapping based on overlapping access points (106); adjusting bandwidth based on the client's range; adjusting ADC clock speed; adjusting transmit (TX)…
Controlling channel usage in a wireless network
Granted: February 18, 2020
Patent Number:
10565841
Methods, apparatuses, and embodiments related to a technique for controlling channel usage in a wireless network in a multi-band wireless networking system. In a wireless network with multiple wireless networking devices and one or more client devices, communications between the wireless networking devices occurs via a backhaul channel, and communication between the client(s) and the wireless networking devices occurs via a fronthaul channel. Based on interference characteristics of the…
Light transmission device for networking device
Granted: January 28, 2020
Patent Number:
10544909
A light transmission device includes body that extends between a generally planer lower rim that is configured to collect light from a light source, and an upper rim that is configured to emit the light. The upper rim may be elliptical and emit the light in a generally uninterrupted elliptical light emission pattern, even if the light is transmitted to the lower rim in a linear or other non-elliptical pattern. The light transmission device may be located within a wireless networking…
