US 11,963,099 B2
Systems and methods for beacon alignment for soft access point
Dong Zheng, Saratoga, CA (US); Qi Qu, Redmond, WA (US); Gang Lu, Pleasanton, CA (US); and William Louis Abbott, Portola Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/104,665.
Application 18/104,665 is a continuation of application No. 17/155,623, filed on Jan. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,576,121.
Prior Publication US 2023/0189142 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/02 (2009.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 52/0216 (2013.01) [G02B 27/017 (2013.01); H04W 52/0206 (2013.01); H04W 52/0229 (2013.01); H04W 52/0235 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
determining, by a first device, a first time interval to receive a first beacon frame from a second device to facilitate communication between the first device and the second device;
determining, by the first device according to the first time interval, a second time interval for the first device to transmit a second beacon frame to a third device, the second beacon frame to facilitate communication between the second device and the third device; and
determining, by the first device, a third time interval to operate the first device in a wake up mode, the third time interval encompassing the first time interval and the second time interval.