US 11,791,875 B2
Device, system and method of simultaneously communicating with a group of wireless communication devices
Michelle X. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Robert J. Stacey, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/188,159.
Application 17/188,159 is a continuation of application No. 16/543,923, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,938,463.
Application 16/543,923 is a continuation of application No. 15/281,088, filed on Sep. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,447,364, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Application 15/281,088 is a continuation of application No. 14/920,054, filed on Oct. 22, 2015, granted, now 10,256,881, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Application 14/920,054 is a continuation of application No. 12/642,818, filed on Dec. 20, 2009, granted, now 9,173,191, issued on Oct. 27, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0258054 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 72/02 (2009.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04W 72/30 (2023.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04B 7/0417 (2017.01)
CPC H04B 7/0617 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0421 (2013.01); H04B 7/0626 (2013.01); H04W 72/30 (2023.01); H04W 74/0816 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
a processor configured to cause an Access Point (AP) to:
transmit a Request to Send (RTS) configured to reserve a wireless communication medium for a reserved time period for communication between the AP and a plurality of wireless communication stations;
process a plurality of simultaneous Clear to Send (CTS) responses from the plurality of wireless communication stations, the plurality of simultaneous CTS responses received after the RTS;
transmit a downlink transmission to the plurality of wireless communication stations after the plurality of simultaneous CTS responses;
transmit a block acknowledgement request; and
process a simultaneous uplink transmission, the simultaneous uplink transmission comprising two or more simultaneous block acknowledgements received from two or more respective wireless communication stations of the plurality of wireless communication stations after the downlink transmission, wherein the two or more simultaneous block acknowledgements are in response to the block acknowledgement request.