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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2016
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Shyamnath Gollakota, Seattle, WA (US);
Bryce Kellogg, Seattle, WA (US);
Vamsi Talla, Seattle, WA (US);
Joshua R. Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Examples described herein include devices and systems utilizing backscatter communication to directly generate transmissions in accordance with wireless communication protocols that can be decoded existing devices. Examples include devices that generate 802.11b transmissions using backscatter communication. Examples of network stacks are described which may facilitate backscatter devices to coexist with other devices (e.g. in the ISM band), without incurring, or reducing a need for, the power consumption or carrier sense and medium access control operations.