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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Jian Huang, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Wayne Chiou, Sunrise, FL (US);
Qicai Shi, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jian Huang, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Wayne Chiou, Sunrise, FL (US);
Qicai Shi, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a node's proper duty cycle is provided herein. All nodes () within a network () will interactively switch duty-cycles based on a number of hops a device is from a personal area network coordinator PNC. Changing duty cycles based on a number of hops from a PNC assures that spatial patterns of duty-cycles form in a network to maximize data throughput and minimize network wide power consumptions.