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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:
Nov. 10, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 27, 2014
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Simone Merlin, Solana Beach, CA (US);

Santosh Paul Abraham, San Diego, CA (US);

Patrick Stupar, Nuremberg, DE;

Andrea Garavaglia, Nuremberg, DE;

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 72/08 (2009.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/04 (2013.01); H04L 5/00 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 52/243 (2013.01); H04W 72/0473 (2013.01); H04W 72/082 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04L 5/0078 (2013.01); H04L 27/0006 (2013.01); H04L 47/826 (2013.01); H04L 47/828 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for selectively setting a network allocation vector for a subset of stations as disclosed. A method of reserving access to wireless communication medium for a plurality of wireless devices includes, transmitting a message including a first indication for a first subset of wireless devices of the plurality of wireless devices to set a network allocation vector (NAV) and further includes a second indication for a second subset of wireless devices of the plurality wireless devices to not set the NAV, so as to reserve access to the wireless medium for at least the second subset of the plurality of wireless devices.


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