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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Koninklike Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Maulin Dahyabhai Patel, Tuckahoe, NY (US);
Richard Chen, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/00 (2006.01); H04W 74/04 (2009.01); H04B 13/00 (2006.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 84/10 (2009.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/04 (2013.01); H04B 13/005 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 84/10 (2013.01); H04W 56/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for transferring data among devices in a body area network (BAN). The method comprises dividing an access time to a wireless medium of the BAN into at least a contention-based period and a contention-free reservation period; allowing devices to transfer data during the contention-based period using a local prioritized contention access (LPCA) mechanism; and allowing only devices having reserved time slots to transfer data during the contention-free reservation period.