Patent ID: 11902975
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A home network controller device for use with an access point device and a wireless client device over a wireless local area network and configured to communicate with an external network, the access point device is configured to communicate with the external network over a first channel within the wireless local area network and over a second channel within the wireless local area network, the access point device is configured to transmit a client information signal via the wireless local area network, said home network controller device include:
a memory;
a processor configured to execute instructions stored on said memory to cause said home network controller device to:
instruct the access point device to communicate with the wireless client device over the first channel;
receive a client information signal from the access point device, the client information signal relating to the wireless client device and including client disassociation data and client identification data;
instruct the access point device to communicate with the wireless client device over the second channel; and
transmit a channel information signal to the wireless client device via the external network, the channel information signal includes channel identification data identifying the second channel;
wherein, the client disassociation data indicates that the wireless client device has disassociated from the access point device, and the client identification data enables said processor to transmit the channel information signal to the wireless client device via the external network.