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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Dean Ballew, Sterling, VA (US);
John R.B. Woodworth, Amissville, VA (US);
Assignee:
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/04 (2021.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/18 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a wireless network, the radio frequency (RF) environment of devices that are part of the network may change, for example, as portable devices are moved by users, or as other objects (which may obstruct or reflect RF signals) move within the environment. As such, systems and methods to extend wireless access range are provided.