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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
James Gerard Zyren, Melbourne Beach, FL (US);
Srinivas Katar, Fremont, CA (US);
Manjunath Anandarama Krishnam, San Jose, CA (US);
Lawrence Winston Yonge, III, Summerfield, FL (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A first client may establish a power charging association with one of a plurality of service agents over a network. The first client transmits a first signal via a first attachment point of a powerline network, the first signal associated with requesting the power charging association. The first client broadcasts a sounding message via the first attachment point after transmitting the first signal, wherein the sounding message is receivable by one or more service agents including at least a first service agent of the powerline network. The first service agent received the sounding message with a lowest attenuation of the one or more service agents that received the sounding message. The power charging association is established between the first client and the first service agent.