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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
May. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lawrie Kurian, San Jose, CA (US);
Anand Rajagopalan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Saravanan Balasubramaniyan, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Tashbeeb Haque, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 84/08 (2009.01); H04W 76/23 (2018.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 84/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 76/23 (2018.02); H04W 8/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with neighboring mobile stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to adapting a signal strength metric threshold. In some embodiments, the signal strength metric may be adapted (or adjusted) to establish or maintain data communications with peer devices.