Systems and methods for direct link communication with multi-channel concurrency
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsSriman Miryala, Pradeep Kumar Yenganti, Ashwani Kumar Dwivedi
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for allowing a multi-channel concurrent device to communicate timing information to a direct link peer, so that subsequent delivery of buffered traffic by the peer may be coordinated to minimize interference with operation of the device in another network context.
Claims19
A method for performing direct wireless communication between a multi-concurrent wireless communications device and a peer, comprising:
- communicably coupling the wireless communications device to the peer on a first wireless channel in a first network context;
- buffering data for the wireless communications device at the peer;
- relaying an indication from the peer to the wireless communications device through an access point that buffered data is present;
- communicating timing information from the wireless communications device to the peer regarding a scheduled switch of the wireless communications device to a second wireless channel;
- transmitting a signal from the wireless communications device to the peer to trigger delivery of the buffered data;
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- receiving buffered data from the peer with the wireless communications device for a delivery period corresponding to the timing information.
A multi-concurrent wireless communications device to perform direct wireless communication with a peer on a first wireless channel in a first network context, comprising:
- a concurrency controller to determine timing information based, at least in part, on a scheduled switch of the wireless communications device to a second wireless channel;
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- a transceiver for communicably coupling the wireless communications device to the peer, wherein the transceiver to communicate the timing information to the peer and to transmit a signal to trigger delivery of buffered data from the peer after receiving indication relayed by an access point that buffered data is available at the peer.
A peer to perform direct wireless communication with a multi-concurrent wireless communications device to on a first wireless channel in a first network context, comprising:
- a memory for buffering data for the wireless communications device when the wireless communications device is unavailable;
- a transceiver for communicably coupling the peer to the wireless communications device, wherein the transceiver to relay an indication of the availability of buffered data for the wireless communications device through an access point;
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- a buffer controller to coordinate transmission of the buffered data during a delivery period based, at least in part, on timing information received from the wireless communications device in response to the indication of buffered data availability.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.