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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1999
Applicants:
Christopher L. Mccrank, Austin, TX (US);
Javier V. Magaña, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Christopher L. McCrank, Austin, TX (US);
Javier V. Magaña, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Legerity, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q007/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a method and apparatus are provided. The method includes detecting a synchronization signal within a plurality of channels. The method includes selecting a subset of the plurality of channels, wherein the subset includes more than one channel. The method further includes determining if the synchronization signal exists on at least one of the subset of channels and initiating communications in response to determining that the synchronization signal exists on at least one of the subset of channels.