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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018

Filed:

May. 05, 2015
Applicant:

Motorola Solutions, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Inventors:

Katrin Reitsma, Chicago, IL (US);

Anthony R. Metke, Naperville, IL (US);

Assignee:

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/025 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of transitioning a wireless networking device from a non-access point mode to an access point mode includes receiving a find network request from another wireless networking device and sending a find network response including beacon data and an identifier. The method includes receiving a join network request from the other wireless networking device and associating with the other networking device by transitioning from a default mode to an access point mode. The other wireless networking device then operates as a client device. Each wireless networking device in the default mode listens for other wireless networking devices seeking an access point for the wireless network. In the access point mode the wireless networking device periodically broadcasts beacons. Each wireless networking device transitions to a client-only mode, when limiting conditions are present.


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