US 11,671,642 B2
Control information for a wirelessly-transmitted data stream
Colleen J. McGinn, Austin, TX (US); Kevin A. Shelby, Austin, TX (US); Peter J. Nysen, San Jose, CA (US); and Michael B. Doerr, Hampton Falls, NH (US)
Assigned to Coherent Logix, Incorporated, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Coherent Logix, Incorporated, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,096.
Application 17/550,096 is a continuation of application No. 16/951,371, filed on Nov. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,206,437.
Application 16/951,371 is a continuation of application No. 16/454,651, filed on Jun. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,848,811, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 16/454,651 is a continuation of application No. 15/375,603, filed on Dec. 12, 2016, granted, now 10,425,673, issued on Sep. 24, 2019.
Application 15/375,603 is a continuation of application No. 14/618,250, filed on Feb. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,560,403, issued on Jan. 31, 2017.
Application 14/618,250 is a continuation of application No. 13/906,135, filed on May 30, 2013, granted, now 8,984,159, issued on Mar. 17, 2015.
Application 13/906,135 is a continuation of application No. 12/479,423, filed on Jun. 5, 2009, granted, now 8,489,762, issued on Jul. 16, 2013.
Application 12/479,423 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/167,708, filed on Jul. 3, 2008, granted, now 8,151,305, issued on Apr. 3, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/131,165, filed on Jun. 7, 2008.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/999,039, filed on Oct. 14, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/948,185, filed on Jul. 5, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/958,585, filed on Jul. 5, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2022/0353562 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/266 (2011.01); H04L 69/18 (2022.01); H03M 13/29 (2006.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/2381 (2011.01); H03M 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.01); H04L 65/611 (2022.01); H04L 65/75 (2022.01); H03M 13/11 (2006.01); H03M 13/27 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 21/266 (2013.01) [H03M 13/29 (2013.01); H03M 13/2906 (2013.01); H03M 13/2909 (2013.01); H03M 13/2957 (2013.01); H03M 13/6583 (2013.01); H04L 65/611 (2022.05); H04L 65/70 (2022.05); H04L 65/764 (2022.05); H04L 69/18 (2013.01); H04N 21/2381 (2013.01); H04N 21/23605 (2013.01); H04N 21/4381 (2013.01); H04N 21/6112 (2013.01); H04N 21/6131 (2013.01); H03M 13/1102 (2013.01); H03M 13/2732 (2013.01); H03M 13/2936 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
16. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories having program instructions stored thereon that are executable by the one or more processors to:
wirelessly receive first and second frames that each include respective: first control information, second control information, and one or more packets, wherein the first control information indicates configuration of the apparatus to decode a wirelessly received data stream that includes the packets and wherein the first control information is generated according to different protocol version parameters and has a different physical layer structure for the first and second frames and wherein the second control information specifies:
a physical layer parameter of the corresponding first control information that indicates the physical layer structure of the first control information; and
the protocol version parameter for the corresponding first control information;
determine a physical layer structure of the respective first control information based on the respective second control information;
decode the respective first control information based on the determined physical layer structure; and
decode the packets of the respective first and second frames based on the decoded respective first control information.