US Patent 7706399 Polling in wireless networks

Patent 7706399 was granted and assigned to Intel on April, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Intel

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

77063990

Patent Inventor Names

Tomasz Janczak0

Date of Patent

April 27, 2010

Patent Application Number

107422660

Date Filed

December 19, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kwang B Yao

Patent abstract

Access points in wireless networks provide contention free access to stations through polling. Polling frames are transmitted to stations at polling intervals. Stations may transmit polling alignment requests to the access point to request a modification of the polling interval. Virtual polling is provided by publishing a virtual polling schedule. Stations respond to the virtual polling schedule without receiving polling frames. Polling intervals used during virtual polling may be modified in response to polling alignment requests from mobile stations.