Multiplex communications – Communication over free space – Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Abelson, Ronald (Department: 2476)
Multiplex communications
Communication over free space
Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...
C370S392000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08009615
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and methods are disclosed that enable a non-multi-hop wireless terminal (i.e., a wireless terminal that has not been programmed to participate in multi-hop ad-hoc wireless networks) to in fact participate in a multi-hop ad-hoc wireless network, without any changes to the non-multi-hop terminal's software or hardware. In the illustrative embodiment, a wireless terminal T that already belongs to a multi-hop ad-hoc wireless network is assigned to a non-multi-hop wireless terminal W, and a signal is transmitted to terminal W that induces terminal W to use terminal T as a relay for transmitting messages. The assignment of multi-hop-capable terminals in the network to non-multi-hop terminals can be based on a variety of factors, such as signal strengths and the geo-locations of terminals.
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Krishnakumar Anjur Sundaresan
Krishnan P.
Yajnik Shalini
Abelson Ronald
Avaya Inc.
Maldjian John P.
Maldjian Law Group LLC
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