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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2006
Amer A. Hassan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Vishesh M. Parikh, Redmond, WA (US);
Thomas W. Kuehnel, Seattle, WA (US);
Deyun Wu, Redmond, WA (US);
Christian Huitema, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
David Jones, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew Baron, Redmond, WA (US);
Amer A. Hassan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Vishesh M. Parikh, Redmond, WA (US);
Thomas W. Kuehnel, Seattle, WA (US);
Deyun Wu, Redmond, WA (US);
Christian Huitema, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
David Jones, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew Baron, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Capability checking to examine a computing device's capabilities to determine if the device supports a software defined radio to communicate according to a specific wireless protocol. Applicants have appreciated that as the reliance on software defined radio increases, numerous potential options may be available to a user for performing wireless communication. Applicants have appreciated the desirability of providing the ability to discover the capabilities of a user's computer to determine whether it is capable of supporting one or more wireless protocols.