	US 11,706,648 B2
	Methods and apparatus to monitor WI-FI media streaming using an alternate access point
Marko Usaj, Izola (SI); Andrej Barbis, Ilirska Bistrica (SI); Marko Panger, Skofije (SI); and Joze Arh, Rakek (SI)
Assigned to The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/408,179.
Application 17/408,179 is a continuation of application No. 16/514,996, filed on Jul. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,102,666.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/819,423, filed on Mar. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0385680 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)

CPC H04W 24/08 (2013.01) [H04W 84/12 (2013.01)]

21 Claims

1. An apparatus to monitor wireless traffic, the apparatus comprising:

at least one memory;

instructions in the apparatus; and

processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:

establish, via a first wireless interface, a wireless connection with first network credentials to match second network credentials of a primary access point;

monitor traffic via a second wireless interface, the second wireless interface different than the first wireless interface;

identify, via the traffic monitored via the second wireless interface, a connection of a client to the primary access point;

capture, via an alternate access point, a management frame transmitted from the primary access point to the client;

insert a change channel announcement into the captured management frame; and

re-transmit, via the first wireless interface, the captured management frame including the change channel announcement.