CPC G06F 3/1454 (2013.01) [G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); G06F 1/325 (2013.01); G06F 3/1431 (2013.01); G06F 3/1438 (2013.01); G06F 3/1446 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06T 15/005 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); H04L 5/0037 (2013.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/42653 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/43637 (2013.01); H04N 21/440218 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04L 65/61 (2022.05); H04L 65/65 (2022.05); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
1. An IEEE-Std. 802.11 compliant wireless mesh-enabled host device, comprising:
digital processor apparatus;
a wireless interface in data communication with the digital processor apparatus and configured to enable:
(i) establishment of a first radio frequency (RF) link to wirelessly connect the mesh-enabled host device to an infrastructure device capable of providing Internet connectivity; and
(ii) establishment of a second radio frequency (RF) link to wirelessly connect the mesh-enabled host device to at least one wireless device, wherein one or more channels of the first RF link at least partially overlap with one or more channels of the second RF link;
computerized logic in data communication with the digital processor apparatus and configured to, when executed, enable the 802.11 compliant wireless mesh-enabled host device to communicate data both via the first RF link and the second RF link, the communication of data via the first and second RF links occurring utilizing a mode of operation by the mesh-enabled host device which concurrently allows both a) access to the infrastructure device by the 802.11 compliant wireless mesh-enabled host device using the first RF link, and b) data communication between the 802.11 compliant wireless mesh-enabled host device and the at least one wireless device via the second RF link; and
arbitration logic configured to avoid interference in the at least partially overlapping channels so that the one or more channels of the second RF link that at least partially overlap the one or more channels of the first RF link are clear for the mesh-enabled host device to communicate with the at least one wireless device, wherein execution of the arbitration logic is initiated by the at least one wireless device, and wherein the execution of the arbitration logic initiated by the at least one wireless device comprises execution of the arbitration logic initiated by the at least one wireless device based on a predetermined time interval.
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