公开(公告)号：US09485778B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-01

申请号：US14167538

申请日：2014-01-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joakim Linde ,  Aarti Kumar ,  Christiaan A. Hartman ,  Pierre B. Vandwalle

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W8/00

CPC classification number: H04W72/1215 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A system and method for peer-to-peer communications is disclosed. A first wireless device receives a message from a second wireless device identifying communication requirements of a point-to-point communication involving the second wireless device. The first wireless device determines whether the second wireless device's communication requirements can be satisfied based on communication resources already committed for other communications. When the communication requirements of the second wireless device can be satisfied, the first wireless device generates a time sharing schedule to be used by the first and second wireless devices based on the already-committed communication requirements and the second device's communication requirements. The time sharing schedule may include a first portion for broadcast communication among a group of devices to which the first and second wireless devices belong, and a second portion for the point-to-point communications of the second wireless devices.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于对等通信的系统和方法。 第一无线设备从第二无线设备接收标识涉及第二无线设备的点对点通信的通信要求的消息。 第一无线设备基于已经为其他通信提供的通信资源确定第二无线设备的通信要求是否可以被满足。 当满足第二无线设备的通信要求时，第一无线设备基于已经提出的通信要求和第二设备的通信要求，生成要由第一和第二无线设备使用的时间共享调度。 时间共享调度可以包括用于第一和第二无线设备所属的一组设备之间的广播通信的第一部分和用于第二无线设备的点对点通信的第二部分。

公开(公告)号：US20160315782A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-27

申请号：US15137870

申请日：2016-04-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Guoqing Li ,  Joonsuk KIM ,  Chiu Ngok E. WONG ,  Yong LIU ,  Su Khiong YONG ,  Christiaan A. Hartman ,  Syed Aon MUJTABA ,  Ye SUN ,  Shu DU ,  Wen ZHAO

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04B7/04 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: A method for receiving feedback on a quality of multicast transmissions in a Wireless Local Access Network (WLAN) including a source electronic device (e.g., an access point) and a plurality of electronic devices is disclosed, according to some embodiments. The method can include (i) transmitting a plurality of multicast packets addressed to a subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; (ii) concurrently polling the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; and (iii) receiving a plurality of block acknowledgements (BAs) from at least the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device. Each BA may include information on a quality of reception of two or more multicast packets received at an electronic device.

Abstract translation: 根据一些实施例，公开了一种用于在包括源电子设备（例如，接入点）和多个电子设备的无线本地接入网络（WLAN）中接收关于多播传输质量的反馈的方法。 该方法可以包括（i）由源电子设备发送寻址到多个电子设备的子集的多个多播分组; （ii）由所述源电子设备同时轮询所述多个电子设备的子集; 以及（iii）由所述源电子设备从所述多个电子设备的至少所述子集接收多个块确认（BAs）。 每个BA可以包括关于在电子设备处接收的两个或多个多播分组的接收质量的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20160309508A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15099055

申请日：2016-04-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Guoqing LI ,  Joonsuk Kim ,  Christiaan A. Hartman ,  Syed Aon Mujtaba ,  Chiu Ngok E. Wong ,  Yong Liu ,  Su Khiong Yong

IPC: H04W74/00 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W74/006 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04W74/0833 ,  H04W74/085 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/142

Abstract: Embodiments include a method, computer program product, and system for grouping electronic devices into contention groups to reduce uplink Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) random access (OFDMA-RA) collisions. An access point may explicitly assign an electronic device to a contention group, or the electronic device may implicitly determine an assignment to the contention group. To explicitly assign a device to a contention group, the access point may randomly assign or assign based on a criteria of the electronic device. Examples of criteria include an association identifier (AID), a traffic type/quality of service (QoS) category, a power saving preference, and an association status. The electronic device may implicitly determine a contention group assignment based on the total number of contention groups. The electronic device may use the explicitly or implicitly assigned contention group number to determine whether the electronic device may contend for a given trigger frame random access (TF-R) frame.

Abstract translation: 实施例包括一种方法，计算机程序产品和用于将电子设备分组成竞争组以减少上行链路正交频分多址（OFDMA）随机接入（OFDMA-RA）冲突的系统。 接入点可以明确地将电子设备分配给争用组，或者电子设备可以隐含地确定对竞争组的分配。 为了将设备明确地分配给争用组，接入点可以基于电子设备的标准来随机分配或分配。 标准的示例包括关联标识符（AID），业务类型/服务质量（QoS）类别，省电优选和关联状态。 电子设备可以基于竞争组的总数隐含地确定争用组分配。 电子设备可以使用明确或隐含地分配的争用组号来确定电子设备是否可以竞争给定的触发帧随机接入（TF-R）帧。

公开(公告)号：US09473574B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-18

申请号：US13625766

申请日：2012-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Pierre B. Vandwalle ,  Christiaan A. Hartman ,  Robert Stacey ,  Peter N. Heerboth ,  Tito Thomas

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/1051 ,  H04W4/08 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/164 ,  Y02D70/20

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for synchronizing devices in a peer-to-peer communication environment. Devices select a master to facilitate their synchronization, and rendezvous according to a schedule of availability windows broadcast by the master. Devices may attend some or all of the availability windows, during which they may send and receive unicast and/or multicast messages. Individual devices conserve power by being automatically synchronized instead of having to individually discover other devices and services, and can power off their radios without sacrificing discoverability. Synchronization and peer-to-peer communication as provided herein coexists with other device demands, such as Bluetooth® operations, infrastructure-based communications and so on.

Abstract translation: 一种用于在对等通信环境中同步设备的系统，装置和方法。 设备选择一个主站以促进其同步，并根据由主机广播的可用性窗口的时间表进行会合。 设备可以参与一些或全部可用性窗口，在这些窗口期间，它们可以发送和接收单播和/或多播消息。 单个设备通过自动同步来节省电力，而不必单独发现其他设备和服务，并且可以在不牺牲可发现性的情况下关闭其无线电设备。 如本文提供的同步和对等通信与其他设备需求共存，如蓝牙®操作，基于基础设施的通信等。

公开(公告)号：US20160295413A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US14947752

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yong Liu ,  Christiaan A. Hartman ,  Guoqing Li ,  Chiu Ngok E. Wong ,  Su Khiong Yong

IPC: H04W12/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W4/08

CPC classification number: G06F17/30675 ,  G06F17/30011 ,  G06K9/18 ,  H04L63/065 ,  H04L63/20 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that provides wireless service groups. During operation, a wireless device's advertising mechanism advertises a service group over Wi-Fi, wherein the service group comprises at least the wireless device and wherein the service group's security requirements regulate multicast protection within the service group. In response to receiving a request from a second device to be admitted into the service group, the wireless device's security mechanism admits the second device into the service group and sends the service group's security requirements to the second device, thereby enabling the second device to initialize multicast protection in accordance with the service group's security requirements.

Abstract translation: 所公开的实施例提供了提供无线服务组的系统。 在操作期间，无线设备的广告机构通过Wi-Fi通告服务组，其中该服务组至少包括该无线设备，并且其中该服务组的安全要求规定该服务组内的组播保护。 响应于从第二设备接收到要被允许进入服务组的请求，无线设备的安全机制允许第二设备进入服务组，并将服务组的安全性要求发送到第二设备，从而使得第二设备能够初始化 组播保护按照服务组的安全要求。

公开(公告)号：US20160198317A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-07

申请号：US14988110

申请日：2016-01-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Guoqing LI ,  Su Khiong YONG ,  Yong LIU ,  Christiaan A. Hartman ,  Gregory CHAPMAN ,  Eric San Fung LEE ,  Chiu Ngok E. WONG

IPC: H04W4/08 ,  H04W72/04

CPC classification number: H04W4/08

Abstract: In order to flexibly manage and broadcast content to electronic devices in a multicast group, a multicast group management protocol allows one or more multicast group masters to be specified. In addition to controlling membership in the multicast group, a multicast group master can define or specify a multicast session, in which content from one or more sources is broadcast to at least a subset of the electronic devices or sinks in the multicast group. The multicast group management protocol supports concurrent broadcasts of content to different multicast sessions. Moreover, the broadcasts in the different multicast sessions may have different: priorities, encoding techniques, quality-of-service policies, reliability, and/or number of parity bits. For example, the different encoding techniques may include different layers in H.264 Scalable Video Coding. Alternatively or additionally, the different number of parity bits may be associated with application layer forward error correction.

Abstract translation: 为了灵活地管理和广播内容到组播组中的电子设备，组播组管理协议允许指定一个或多个组播组主机。 除了控制多播组中的成员资格之外，多播组主机可以定义或指定多播会话，其中来自一个或多个源的内容广播到多播组中的电子设备或汇点的至少一个子集。 组播组管理协议支持对不同组播会话的内容的并发广播。 此外，不同多播会话中的广播可以具有不同的优先级，编码技术，服务质量策略，可靠性和/或奇偶校验位数。 例如，不同的编码技术可以包括H.264可缩放视频编码中的不同层。 或者或另外，不同数量的奇偶校验位可以与应用层前向纠错相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20160149901A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-26

申请号：US14947691

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yong Liu ,  Christiaan A. Hartman ,  Guoqing Li ,  Chiu Ngok E. Wong ,  Su Khiong Yong

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04L63/061 ,  H04L63/18 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that enables service-configurable wireless connections. During operation, a local service endpoint of a service runs on a wireless device. The local service endpoint sends a request to establish a datapath with another service endpoint on another device. Meanwhile, the wireless device's service discovery module discovers a remote endpoint for the service on a remote device. In response to the request, the wireless device's service-configurable security entity configures a Wi-Fi connection's security configuration, thereby enabling the local endpoint to establish a datapath between the local endpoint and the remote endpoint over the Wi-Fi connection.

Abstract translation: 所公开的实施例提供了一种启用服务可配置无线连接的系统。 在操作期间，服务的本地服务端点在无线设备上运行。 本地服务端点发送与其他设备上的另一个服务端点建立数据通路的请求。 同时，无线设备的服务发现模块在远程设备上发现服务的远程端点。 响应于该请求，无线设备的可配置服务的安全实体配置Wi-Fi连接的安全配置，从而使本地端点能够通过Wi-Fi连接在本地端点和远程端点之间建立数据通路。

公开(公告)号：US20160014595A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-14

申请号：US14794011

申请日：2015-07-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chiu Ngok E. Wong ,  Christiaan A. Hartman ,  Zheng Zeng ,  Joonsuk Kim ,  Su Khiong Yong ,  Yong Liu

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a system and method for providing flexible receiver configuration in wireless communication systems, such as 802.11 WLAN systems. In one embodiment, a wireless device may transmit a first data frame including first configuration information specifying a first configuration of the receiver to notify a remote device that the wireless device intends to configure its receiver according to the first configuration. After receiving an acknowledgement frame confirming the first configuration information, the wireless device may configure the receiver according to the first configuration. In another embodiment, a wireless device may receive a first data frame including first configuration information and further including a request that the wireless device configure its receiver according to the first configuration. In response, the wireless device may configure the receiver according to the first configuration. In either case, the wireless device may receive subsequent communications according to the first configuration.

Abstract translation: 本文描述的实施例涉及用于在诸如802.11 WLAN系统的无线通信系统中提供灵活的接收机配置的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，无线设备可以发送包括指定接收机的第一配置的第一配置信息的第一数据帧，以通知远程设备，根据第一配置，无线设备旨在配置其接收机。 在接收到确认第一配置信息的确认帧之后，无线设备可以根据第一配置来配置接收机。 在另一个实施例中，无线设备可以接收包括第一配置信息的第一数据帧，并且还包括无线设备根据第一配置配置其接收机的请求。 作为响应，无线设备可以根据第一配置来配置接收机。 在任一情况下，无线设备可以根据第一配置接收后续通信。

公开(公告)号：US20130185373A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-18

申请号：US13736725

申请日：2013-01-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Pierre B. Vandwalle ,  Christiaan A. Hartman

IPC: H04W56/00

CPC classification number: H04W56/0015 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04W84/20 ,  Y02D70/10 ,  Y02D70/14

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for organizing devices in a peer-to-peer communication environment. A number of devices synchronize among themselves and select masters (or synchronization stations) to organize the devices into a hierarchy. Master devices have associated preference values reflecting their preference or suitability to be a master device, and broadcast synchronization frames to keep devices synchronized. When multiple devices in one or more hierarchies execute a common application or service, they form a private group to exchange or share data (e.g., play a game, transfer a file). All devices in the hierarchy maintain and advertise a public or default identifier of the hierarchy, and all devices in the private group maintain and advertise a private identifier specific to the group. Members of the group synchronize under a top group master (or root sync station), which synchronizes with a master that is part of the hierarchy.

Abstract translation: 一种用于在对等通信环境中组织设备的系统，装置和方法。 许多设备在它们之间同步并选择主站（或同步站）来将设备组织成层次结构。 主设备具有反映其优选或适合作为主设备的相关联的优先级值，并且广播同步帧以保持设备同步。 当一个或多个层次中的多个设备执行公共应用程序或服务时，它们形成一个私人组来交换或共享数据（例如，玩游戏，传送文件）。 层次结构中的所有设备都维护和通告层次结构的公共或默认标识符，私有组中的所有设备都会维护和发布特定于组的专用标识符。 组的成员在顶级组主（或根同步站）下同步，该主组件与作为层次结构一部分的主节点同步。

公开(公告)号：US12069765B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US16587332

申请日：2019-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yong Liu ,  Christiaan A. Hartman ,  Daniel R. Borges ,  Peter N. Heerboth ,  Lawrie Kurian ,  Su Khiong Yong ,  Anand Rajagopalan ,  Saravanan Balasubramaniyan ,  Tashbeeb Haque ,  Andreas Wolf ,  Guoqing Li ,  Lilach Zukerman

IPC: H04W8/00 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W74/00 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W72/30

CPC classification number: H04W8/005 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W72/30 ,  H04W74/002

Abstract: One or more wireless stations operate to configure Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)—direct communication with neighboring wireless stations, i.e., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to reciprocating service between two or more wireless stations. The reciprocating service embodiments described herein provide a mechanism through which devices can participate in a same service instant.