Patents by Inventor Wilfrid D'angelo

Wilfrid D'angelo 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).

  • Methods, wireless communication station, and system for WLAN channel selection through beacon requests
    Patent number: 9277585
    Abstract: Embodiments of a user station (STA) and methods for WLAN channel selection through beacon requests are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a STA requests that an access point (AP) transmit a beacon signal on a first sub-band. The first sub-band may include a channel of interest to the STA. The STA may determine that the AP supports the first sub-band if the AP transmits the requested beacon signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wilfrid D'Angelo, Oren Kaidar, Adrian P Stephens, Emily H. Qi
  • Providing regulatory information to a group owner for channel selection in a wireless peer-to-peer network
    Patent number: 9264490
    Abstract: In a wireless peer-to-peer (P2P) network or group, regulatory information may be provided from a P2P client device to a P2P group owner device for use in selection of an operating class and/or operating channel for the P2P group. The regulatory information may be obtained by the P2P client device, for example, by concurrently connecting to a wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure. The regulatory information may be formatted as a P2P action frame and may include regulatory domain information and/or supported channel information such as operating class and channel number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Oren Kaidar, Fabrice Labourasse, Wilfrid D'angelo
  • METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION STATION, AND SYSTEM FOR WLAN CHANNEL SELECTION THROUGH BEACON REQUESTS
    Publication number: 20140161051
    Abstract: Embodiments of a user station (STA) and methods for WLAN channel selection through beacon requests are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a STA requests that an access point (AP) transmit a beacon signal on a first sub-band. The first sub-band may include a channel of interest to the STA. The STA may determine that the AP supports the first sub-band if the AP transmits the requested beacon signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Wilfrid D'Angelo, Oren Kaidar, Adrian P. Stephens, Emily H. Qi
  • PROVIDING REGULATORY INFORMATION TO A GROUP OWNER FOR CHANNEL SELECTION IN A WIRELESS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK
    Publication number: 20120166671
    Abstract: In a wireless peer-to-peer (P2P) network or group, regulatory information may be provided from a P2P client device to a P2P group owner device for use in selection of an operating class and/or operating channel for the P2P group. The regulatory information may be obtained by the P2P client device, for example, by concurrently connecting to a wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure. The regulatory information may be formatted as a P2P action frame and may include regulatory domain information and/or supported channel information such as operating class and channel number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Emily H. Qi, Oren Kaidar, Fabrice Labourasse, Wilfrid D'angelo