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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Netgear, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tae Ho Kim, Richmond, CA;
Hai Duy Nguyen, Richmond, CA;
Joseph Amalan Arul Emmanuel, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NETGEAR, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/20 (2009.01); H04W 40/04 (2009.01); H04W 40/20 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/20 (2013.01); H04W 40/04 (2013.01); H04W 40/20 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 88/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Introduced here are approaches to improving the coverage of mesh networks that involve repurposing consumer electronic devices as nodes. By repurposing consumer electronic devices that are configured for a Wi-Fi wireless network protocol, the 'dead spot' issue that plagues traditional wireless networks can be addressed at minimal cost.