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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Arun Vijayakumari Mahasenan, Fremont, CA (US);
Venkateswara Rao Manepalli, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to techniques utilizing beaconing in wireless networks, such as mesh wireless networks. For example, an electronic device may send a single beacon request over a wireless network, and other electronic devices in the wireless network may send beacons at a particular rate for a period of time in response to the beacon request. The particular rate and the period of time may be indicated in the single beacon request, and the electronic device may be able to determine its location based on the beacons received from the other electronic devices in the wireless network.