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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 07, 2011
Applicants:

James Zhengshe Liu, Glenview, IL (US);

Kenneth Kump, Waukesha, WI (US);

Gireesha Rao, Pewaukee, WI (US);

Chuande Liu, Waukesha, WI (US);

Craig Dennis, Waukesha, WI (US);

Inventors:

James Zhengshe Liu, Glenview, IL (US);

Kenneth Kump, Waukesha, WI (US);

Gireesha Rao, Pewaukee, WI (US);

Chuande Liu, Waukesha, WI (US);

Craig Dennis, Waukesha, WI (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05G 1/56 (2006.01); H05G 1/58 (2006.01); H05G 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed towards a method of changing wireless communication channels in a connected host and client system. For example, in one embodiment, the link quality of a connection is monitored by the host or the client. If the connection has a link quality below a predetermined threshold but remains intact, a channel switch request is sent, synchronization packages are exchanged between the host and client on the current channel, the channel of the system is changed to a new channel, and the system resumes communications on the new channel.


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