Patent ID: 11950107
Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 22:
23. A first wireless device, comprising:
a band-steering device including a band-detection element and a band-steering element;
wherein the band-detection element is configured to receive a first signal from a second wireless device and detect from the first signal if the second device has multi-band capability;
wherein the band-steering element is configured to respond to the first signal by transmitting a second signal to the second device in a preferred band;
wherein the first signal is a connection request;
wherein the band-steering element is configured to define a blocking period; and
wherein the band-steering element is configured to prevent the first wireless device from sending a connection response to the connection request in the non-preferred band during the blocking period.