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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:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Paul Kirchenbauer, Medina, OH (US);
Neil Robert Diener, Hudson, OH (US);
Corey Metsker, Clinton, OH (US);
Fred J. Anderson, Lakeville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 72/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/1215 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example embodiment, a wireless device, such as an access point, employs multiple radios that operate on the same or overlapping channels. For example, the wireless device can be upgraded with a new radio that is compatible with a newer protocol to provide service to newer clients that are capable of employing the new protocol, while also providing backwards compatibility to legacy clients.