Patent ID: 9392564
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of merging a plurality of unsynchronized beacon groups in a wireless network, each beacon group comprising at least one wireless device, the method comprising: receiving a first beacon from at least one first wireless device in a first beacon group, the first wireless device having a first directional antenna; receiving a second beacon from at least one second wireless device in a second beacon group that is not synchronized with the first beacon group, the second wireless device having a second directional antenna; and selecting the first beacon group for beacon relocation based on the received first beacon, which indicates that the first beacon group has flexibility in a timing of sending a response beacon; relocating a first response beacon responsive to the received first beacon and sending the relocated first response beacon to the first wireless device in the first beacon group, the relocated first response beacon instructing the first wireless device to relocate the first beacon, wherein the second beacon, the relocated first response beacon, and the relocated first beacon are synchronized.