	US 11,889,414 B2
	Method and apparatus for efficient addressing and power savings in wireless communications
Mohammed Sammour, Alrabieh-Amman (JO); Sudheer A. Grandhi, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Arty Chandra, Roslyn, NY (US)
Assigned to INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/873,308.
Application 12/539,837 is a division of application No. 11/406,877, filed on Apr. 19, 2006, granted, now 7,577,438, issued on Aug. 18, 2009.
Application 17/873,308 is a continuation of application No. 16/896,777, filed on Jun. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,399,342.
Application 16/896,777 is a continuation of application No. 16/272,727, filed on Feb. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,681,631, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Application 16/272,727 is a continuation of application No. 15/610,714, filed on Jun. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,206,168, issued on Feb. 12, 2019.
Application 15/610,714 is a continuation of application No. 14/684,896, filed on Apr. 13, 2015, granted, now 9,693,303, issued on Jun. 27, 2017.
Application 14/684,896 is a continuation of application No. 14/162,251, filed on Jan. 23, 2014, granted, now 9,042,290, issued on May 26, 2015.
Application 14/162,251 is a continuation of application No. 13/036,456, filed on Feb. 28, 2011, granted, now 8,639,257, issued on Jan. 28, 2014.
Application 13/036,456 is a continuation of application No. 12/539,837, filed on Aug. 12, 2009, granted, now 7,899,462, issued on Mar. 1, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/674,811, filed on Apr. 25, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2022/0417849 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)

CPC H04W 52/0209 (2013.01) [H04W 4/08 (2013.01); H04W 8/186 (2013.01); H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 52/0219 (2013.01); H04W 52/0229 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08)]

18 Claims

1. A station (STA) comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a frame from an access point (AP), wherein the frame comprises a physical layer (PHY) header including an indication of a color associated with the AP; and

a processor configured to enter a power save state based on the indication of a color associated with the AP included in the PHY preamble not matching an AP color of an AP that the STA is associated with.