Patents by Inventor Erik Horemans

Erik Horemans 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).

  • Power saving method at an access point
    Patent number: 9088949
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method at a wireless access point comprising a wireless interface, the method comprising the steps of enabling the wireless interface during a first period of time, checking if a wireless station associates during that first period of time, if a wireless station has been associated, keeping the wireless interface enabled, while a wireless station is attempting to associate, enabling the wireless interface during an extending period of time and if no wireless station is associated or is trying to associate, disabling the wireless interface for a second period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Koen Van Oost, Sylvain Dumet, Sabine Bulteel, Erik Horemans