The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2004
Klaus Peter May, Aachen, DE;
Guido Hiertz, Köln, DE;
Jörg Habetha, Aachen, DE;
Olaf Wischhusen, Aachen, DE;
Klaus Peter May, Aachen, DE;
Guido Hiertz, Köln, DE;
Jörg Habetha, Aachen, DE;
Olaf Wischhusen, Aachen, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of providing a medium access control protocol using a listen before-talk scheme within a wireless network having a plurality of stations communicating over a channel, wherein a valid route from a source station to a destination station via at least one more station is determined, said method comprising: transmitting a data packet over said channel by a first station; receiving said data packet in a second station; analyzing data in said data packet by said second station whether said data packet is to be forwarded further; and if said data packet is to be forwarded further, prioritizing transmission of said data packet on said valid route.