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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Tommas Jess Christensen, Birkerod, DK;
Jacob Midtgaard, Fredensborg, DK;
Peter Shorty, Frederiksberg C, DK;
Niels Thybo Johansen, Virum, DK;
Tommas Jess Christensen, Birkerod, DK;
Jacob Midtgaard, Fredensborg, DK;
Peter Shorty, Frederiksberg C, DK;
Niels Thybo Johansen, Virum, DK;
Sigma Designs, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for using a node in a mesh network to perceive a plurality of channels within a mesh network; selecting a first channel from the plurality of channels within the mesh network with the node; remaining on the first channel with the node for a predefined duration; remaining on the first channel beyond the predefined duration in order to receive a message if a signal is detected during the predefine duration; and selecting a second channel with the node once the predefined duration has elapsed without the signal detected.