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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2007
James Beasley, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Dennis Dombrowski, Moorpark, CA (US);
Matthew Kuiken, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Wade Mergenthal, Camarillo, CA (US);
Spencer Stephens, Los Angeles, CA (US);
James Beasley, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Dennis Dombrowski, Moorpark, CA (US);
Matthew Kuiken, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Wade Mergenthal, Camarillo, CA (US);
Spencer Stephens, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Strix Systems, Inc., Westlack Village, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include a method performed by a network access point, such as a short-range wireless communications switch or Bluetooth base station unit, to provide a neighbor list for neighboring short-range wireless communications switches or network access points in a communications network. The method includes, at the short-range wireless switch, sending at least one signal to neighboring wireless devices, wherein sending the signal is done without assistance of a mobile unit or a system controller for the communications network. The method further includes receiving a response signal from at least one neighboring short-range wireless switch, and identifying the one neighboring short-range wireless switch based on the received response signal. Additionally, the method includes providing a neighbor list that identifies the one neighboring short-range wireless switch. Numerous alternative embodiments are also described.