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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yoel Boger, Shoham, IL;
Yaniv Dvory, Kfar Saba, IL;
Hay Lev, Modiin, IL;
Koby Vainapel, Herzliya, IL;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/08 (2009.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/0833 (2013.01); G06F 7/58 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to wireless communication techniques. According to some embodiments, a wireless device may select a random number and sequentially advertise the bits of the random number. If the wireless device advertises the highest random number, it may proceed to transmit a packet using a channel. If another device advertises a higher number, the wireless device may not transmit its packet and may restart the process.