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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Stuart D. Cheshire, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/106 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/104 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract
In embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with neighboring mobile stations, i.e., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an architecture to implement proximity Wi-Fi communications, including, architecture design, timing and clock management, communication protocols, including discovery, device addressing, and termination, as well as security.