# US 12,002,277 B2 · Wireless network with awareness of human presence > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,002,277 B2 - Document ID: US12002277B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/657,094 - Filed: 2022-03-29 - Published: 2022-07-14 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-30 - Assignees: MaxLinear, Inc. - Applicants: MaxLinear, Inc. - Inventors: Stefan Uhlemann - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12002277B2 ## CPC - G06V 40/10: Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands - H04L 43/0876: Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level - H04L 47/10: Flow control; Congestion control - G07C 9/00: Individual registration on entry or exit - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE ## Abstract An apparatus including a wireless component configured for wireless communication in view of a set of wireless parameters and one or more processors configured to determine whether a biological presence is within a proximity based on a set of predetermined criteria and modify the set of wireless parameters in response to the biological presence being detected within the proximity. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus, comprising: a wireless component configured for wireless communication in view of a set of wireless parameters; one or more processors configured to: determine whether a stationary biological presence is within a proximity based on a set of predetermined criteria; and modify the set of wireless parameters that include a radio frequency (RF) parameter in response to the stationary biological presence being detected within the proximity, wherein when modifying the set of wireless parameters, the one or more processors are configured to cause a use of a different communication path for subsequent communication. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of wireless parameters are modified in view of a security consideration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the security consideration includes a detection of an unknown presence within the proximity. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, the one or more processors further configured to generate an alarm responsive to the detection of the unknown presence within the proximity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the detection of the unknown presence within the proximity includes a detection of a movement of the stationary biological presence within the proximity. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, the one or more processors further configured to further modify the set of wireless parameters in response to the stationary biological presence no longer being detected. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the stationary biological presence is detected within the proximity based on detection of at least one of: an optical change, a light differential, a signal strength change, a temperature, a user activity, a user device communication, a message, a change in an RF energy, or a change in an RF field distribution. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the set of wireless parameters include at least one of: a transmission property of a physical layer, a communication standard, a frequency band, an amount of airtime, a directivity pattern, or a physical connection. ### Claim 9 A system, comprising: a wireless component configured for wireless communication in view of a set of network parameters; one or more processors configured to: determine whether a stationary biological presence is within a proximity based on a set of predetermined criteria; and modify the set of network parameters that include a radio frequency (RF) parameter in response to the stationary biological presence being detected, wherein when modifying the set of network parameters, the one or more processors are configured to cause a use of a different communication path for subsequent communication. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the set of network parameters are modified in view of a wireless characteristic. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the wireless characteristic includes an electromagnetic field, wherein the set of network parameters are modified to reduce a magnitude of the electromagnetic field. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the magnitude of the electromagnetic field is reduced through one or more of: selecting a particular fragmentation size of one or more data packets, selecting a lower transmission power, reducing a re-try count for a number of retransmissions, adjusting one or more directivity patterns, or one or more beamforming operations. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the magnitude of the electromagnetic field is reduced through localization to control a wireless network to deliberately reduce the electromagnetic field in one or more certain areas of the wireless network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the localization is based on identifying one or more objects with a particular accuracy within the proximity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the localization is based on at least one of: a time of arrival estimation, or a receive signal strength (RSS) measurements. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the set of network parameters are modified to reduce a transmit power of the wireless component. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the set of wireless parameters are modified to adjust a communication path within a wireless network. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the set of network parameters include at least one of: a transmission property of a physical layer, a communication standard, a frequency band, an amount of airtime, a directivity pattern, or a physical connection. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising: determine whether a stationary biological presence is within a proximity based on a set of predetermined criteria; and modify a set of network parameters in response to the stationary biological presence being detected, the set of network parameters including a radio frequency (RF) parameter, wherein the operation to modify the set of network parameters includes an operation to cause a use of a different communication path for subsequent communication. ### Claim 20 A method, comprising: determining whether a stationary biological presence is within a proximity based on a set of predetermined criteria; and modifying a set of network parameters in response to the stationary biological presence being detected, wherein modifying the set of network parameters includes modifying a radio frequency (RF) parameter, wherein modifying the set of wireless parameters includes causing a use of a different communication path for subsequent communication.