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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2007
Applicants:

Stanley L. Adams, Harbor Beach, FL (US);

Keith A. Olds, Melbourne, FL (US);

Joseph B. Cain, Indialantic, FL (US);

Michael R. James, W. Melbourne, FL (US);

Inventors:

Stanley L. Adams, Harbor Beach, FL (US);

Keith A. Olds, Melbourne, FL (US);

Joseph B. Cain, Indialantic, FL (US);

Michael R. James, W. Melbourne, FL (US);

Assignee:

Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 28/08 (2009.01); H04W 28/12 (2009.01); H04W 72/12 (2009.01); H04B 7/212 (2006.01); H04B 15/00 (2006.01); H04Q 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Method and apparatus for scheduling time division multiple access (TDMA) communications among a plurality of peer nodes arranged to form a wireless ad hoc mobile network. The peer nodes communicate with each other using directional antennas and a TDMA process. The method includes a scheduling process for scheduling at least one transmit time slot during which a first one of the plurality of peer nodes transmits wireless data to a second one of the plurality of peer nodes.


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