Patent ID: 11937167
Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 1:
2. A method for multi-channel communication between a client and an access point over a wireless network including at least a primary channel and a secondary channel, the method comprising:
receiving, at an access point, a request from a client for a traffic filter table comprising instructions for delivering network traffic to the client over a secondary channel of a wireless network having a primary channel and the secondary channel;
providing the traffic filter table to the client;
receiving, at the access point, an updated traffic filter table from the client; and
delivering the network traffic to the client according to the updated traffic filter table;
further comprising:
receiving, at the access point, a subsequent request from the client for the updated traffic filter table;
providing the updated traffic filter table to the client;
receiving, at the access point, a second updated traffic filter table from the client; and
delivering the network traffic to the client according to the second updated traffic filter table;
wherein the request from the client for the updated traffic filter table is triggered when:
(i) an application on the client initiates the request;
(ii) an application matching a secondary channel requirement in a look-up table is opened or closed;
(iii) data characteristics matching the secondary channel requirement in the look-up table are detected or removed;
(iv) data usage of the client meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold;
(v) data usage of the client falls below a predetermined threshold; and/or
(vi) a specified period of time has passed.