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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, CA (US);
Richard Martin, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/803 (2013.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 12/851 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 16/16 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 28/12 (2009.01); H04W 28/16 (2009.01); H04W 28/20 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/14 (2006.01); H04L 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04W 92/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/005 (2013.01); G01S 5/0252 (2013.01); H04L 12/2856 (2013.01); H04L 47/125 (2013.01); H04L 47/14 (2013.01); H04L 47/24 (2013.01); H04L 47/2408 (2013.01); H04L 49/351 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); H04L 67/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/327 (2013.01); H04L 69/324 (2013.01); H04L 69/40 (2013.01); H04W 16/16 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 28/12 (2013.01); H04W 28/16 (2013.01); H04W 28/20 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04L 1/1607 (2013.01); H04L 49/201 (2013.01); H04L 69/14 (2013.01); H04L 69/18 (2013.01); H04L 69/32 (2013.01); H04L 69/329 (2013.01); H04W 92/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication system and method are provided for discovering wireless client devices within a local area network. A discovery message may be broadcast to a plurality of access points via a select access point to discover an access point. A response may be received from the discovered access point that may report a presence of a particular wireless client device located within a coverage area of the discovered access point. A status of the particular wireless client device may then be requested from the discovered access point.