Systems and methods for back channel communication
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsMayank Batra, Brian Redding, Robin Heydon
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Abstract
A method for communication by a scanner is described. The method includes receiving a broadcast message from a broadcasting device in a connectionless mode. The method also includes performing back channel communication with the broadcasting device on a contention basis while maintaining the connectionless mode. The scanner may send a packet to the broadcasting device while maintaining a connectionless relationship with the broadcasting device.
Claims30
A method for communication by a scanner, comprising:
- receiving a broadcast message from a broadcasting device in a connectionless mode;
- and
- performing back channel communication with the broadcasting device on a contention basis while maintaining the connectionless mode.
A scanner, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions executable by the processor to:
- receive a broadcast message from a broadcasting device in a connectionless mode;
- and
- perform back channel communication with the broadcasting device on a contention basis while maintaining the connectionless mode.
A method for communication by a broadcasting device, comprising:
- sending a broadcast message from the broadcasting device in a connectionless mode;
- and
- receiving a back channel communication from a scanner on a contention basis while maintaining the connectionless mode with respect to the scanner.
A broadcasting device, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions executable by the processor to:
- send a broadcast message from the broadcasting device in a connectionless mode;
- and
- receive a back channel communication from a scanner on a contention basis while maintaining the connectionless mode with respect to the scanner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.