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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald W. Borgstahl, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jeffrey M. Harris, Chandler, AZ (US);
David G. Leeper, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Ernest E. Woodward, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jay Eaglstun, Tempe, AZ (US);
Dale Farnsworth, Mesa, AZ (US);
Eric Richard Eckert, Glendale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/02 ;
Abstract
A wireless, peer-to-peer, capability addressable network ( ) is disclosed. The network ( ) accommodates any number of peers ( ). Network connections are formed based upon proximity between peers ( ) and upon a needs and capabilities evaluation ( ). Wireless communications occur at a sufficiently low power to form a detection zone ( ) of less than about five meters for many peers ( ).