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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Michael Yuen, Waltham, MA (US);
Michael Yuen, Waltham, MA (US);
Piccata Fund Limited Liability Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A system and method for pre-scanning for a wireless channel selection is provided. The methodology is executed by a first fixed location wireless device to improve initial channel selection in a wireless network where a plurality of fixed location wireless devices is contemporaneously initialized. On a predetermined channel, there is a transmission of at least one message including an identifier of the first device. On the predetermined channel, there is a transmission of at least one message indicative of readiness to transition to a subsequent processing step. The methodology also commences scanning for channel selection purposes.