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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kåre Agardh, Lund, SE;
Bo Larsson, Lund, SE;
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/04 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 74/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 74/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to transmitting a data packet from a first station to an access point or another station. An exemplary method comprises receiving, at a first station, a beacon from the access point or another station; receiving, at the first station, information associated with an opportunity window from the access point or another station; and transmitting, during the opportunity window, a data packet from the first station to the access point or another station.