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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samir Hulyalkar, White Plains, NY (US);
Chiu Ngo, Ossining, NY (US);
Assignee:
Philips Electronics North America Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370509 ; 370330 ; 370345 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for communicating control signals via short energy bursts during a predetermined time interval. This method and apparatus is particularly well suited for wireless communication networks wherein the time intervals are assigned to each station on the network, and the presence of energy in that time interval signals a control signal to or from that station.