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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Simone Merlin, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Mohammad Hossein Taghavi Nasrabadi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Maarten Menzo Wentink, Naarden, NL;
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 74/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/0816 (2013.01); H04W 74/002 (2013.01); H04W 74/006 (2013.01); H04W 74/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes wirelessly communicating with one or more stations that are partitioned into one or more groups. The method also includes generating a message that identifies one or more time periods during which each station of a first group of the one or more groups is permitted to contend for a communication channel or restricted from contending for the communication channel. The method further includes transmitting the message.