Patents by Inventor Bernhard Wiegel

Bernhard Wiegel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10980070
    Abstract: Wireless access points may automatically discover each other and establish connections based on accumulated credit values incremented via mutual exchanges of identifiers. A first access point may select a candidate access point for a potential connection, and may maintain a credit value for the selected candidate access point. The first access point may broadcast beacon messages, including an identification of the candidate access point and the credit value. Responsive to detecting a broadcast from the candidate access point including an identifier of the first access point, the first access point may increment the credit value. As each access point continues broadcasting beacon messages, it may increment its credit value for the other access point accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH
    Inventors: Lap Kong Law, Bernhard Wiegel, Constantin Baciu
  • Publication number: 20200092922
    Abstract: Wireless access points may automatically discover each other and establish connections based on accumulated credit values incremented via mutual exchanges of identifiers. A first access point may select a candidate access point for a potential connection, and may maintain a credit value for the selected candidate access point. The first access point may broadcast beacon messages, including an identification of the candidate access point and the credit value. Responsive to detecting a broadcast from the candidate access point including an identifier of the first access point, the first access point may increment the credit value. As each access point continues broadcasting beacon messages, it may increment its credit value for the other access point accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Lap Kong Law, Bernhard Wiegel, Constantin Baciu
  • Patent number: 10397968
    Abstract: Wireless access points may automatically discover each other and establish connections based on accumulated credit values incremented via mutual exchanges of identifiers. A first access point may select a candidate access point for a potential connection, and may maintain a credit value for the selected candidate access point. The first access point may broadcast beacon messages, including an identification of the candidate access point and the credit value. Responsive to detecting a broadcast from the candidate access point including an identifier of the first access point, the first access point may increment the credit value. As each access point continues broadcasting beacon messages, it may increment its credit value for the other access point accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: HIRSCHMANN AUTOMATION AND CONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Lap Kong Law, Bernhard Wiegel, Constantin Baciu
  • Publication number: 20170303323
    Abstract: Wireless access points may automatically discover each other and establish connections based on accumulated credit values incremented via mutual exchanges of identifiers. A first access point may select a candidate access point for a potential connection, and may maintain a credit value for the selected candidate access point. The first access point may broadcast beacon messages, including an identification of the candidate access point and the credit value. Responsive to detecting a broadcast from the candidate access point including an identifier of the first access point, the first access point may increment the credit value. As each access point continues broadcasting beacon messages, it may increment its credit value for the other access point accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Lap Kong Law, Bernhard Wiegel, Constantin Baciu
  • Patent number: 9699815
    Abstract: Wireless access points may automatically discover each other and establish connections based on accumulated credit values incremented via mutual exchanges of identifiers. A first access point may select a candidate access point for a potential connection, and may maintain a credit value for the selected candidate access point. The first access point may broadcast beacon messages, including an identification of the candidate access point and the credit value. Responsive to detecting a broadcast from the candidate access point including an identifier of the first access point, the first access point may increment the credit value. As each access point continues broadcasting beacon messages, it may increment its credit value for the other access point accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: HIRSCHMANN AUTOMATION AND CONTROL GMBH
    Inventors: Lap Kong Law, Bernhard Wiegel, Constantin Baciu
  • Publication number: 20170094693
    Abstract: Wireless access points may automatically discover each other and establish connections based on accumulated credit values incremented via mutual exchanges of identifiers. A first access point may select a candidate access point for a potential connection, and may maintain a credit value for the selected candidate access point. The first access point may broadcast beacon messages, including an identification of the candidate access point and the credit value. Responsive to detecting a broadcast from the candidate access point including an identifier of the first access point, the first access point may increment the credit value. As each access point continues broadcasting beacon messages, it may increment its credit value for the other access point accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Lap Kong Law, Bernhard Wiegel, Constantin Baciu