The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2023
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew A. Silverman, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Sivadeep Reddy Kalavakuru, Akron, OH (US);
Ardalan Alizadeh, Milpitas, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Backscatter Device (BKD) scheduling and, specifically, narrowband BKD excitation for multiple BKD scheduling may be provided. An AP may determine to transmit an excitation transmission to a plurality of BKDs. The AP may determine a trigger frequency for each of the plurality of BKDs, and the AP may transmit an excitation transmission comprising a plurality of excitation signals. Each excitation signal may have a frequency corresponding to one of the trigger frequencies for the plurality of BKDs. The plurality of excitation signals may be ordered for the plurality of BKDs to perform backscattering (i) concurrently; (ii) staggered in a single Transmit Opportunity; or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii).