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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2016
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Leonardo William Estevez, Rockwall, TX (US);
Ariton Xhafa, Plano, TX (US);
Ramanuja Vedantham, Allen, TX (US);
Yanjun Sun, San Diego, CA (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods disclosed herein operate to provide wireless communication between personal mobile communication (PMC) devices. An emulated wireless access point (AP) at a first PMC device (PMC) establishes a first tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) session between a first station module (STA) incorporated into the PMCand a second station module (STA) incorporated into a second PMC device (PMC). Following establishment of the TDLS session, the wireless AP is allowed to sleep; and most infrastructure management duties are handled by the STAduring the session. PMC device battery charge may be conserved as a result. The emulated wireless AP may also establish a second TDLS link to a third station module (STA) incorporated into a third PMC device (PMC). The STAmay then bridge data traffic flow between the STAand the STASuch bridging operation may enable communication between two PMC devices otherwise unable to decode data received from the other.