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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2016
Applicant:

William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Oscar Bejarano, Cleveland, OH (US);

Sadia Quadri, Sugarland, TX (US);

Edward W. Knightly, Houston, TX (US);

Omer Gurewitz, Beer Sheva, IL;

Eugenio Magistretti, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignee:

William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0626 (2013.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for transmitting packets. The method includes making a first determination, using a first relevant sample set for a first client device, that the first client device does not need to be sounded and making a second determination, using a second relevant sample set for the second client device, that a second client device needs to be sounded. The method further includes, based on the first and second determination, performing a sounding operation for the second client device to obtain channel state information for the second client device and after performing the sounding operation for the second client device: wirelessly transmitting at least one packet to the first client device using historical channel state information for the first client device, and wirelessly transmitting at least one packet to the second client device using the channel state information.


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