Patent ID: 9295015
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, performed by a user station (STA), for synchronizing with devices in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: accessing a list of social channels; transmitting a scan message on a primary social channel, the primary social channel being included in the list of social channels and an identity of the primary social channel being determined based on an inspection of the list of social channels; synchronizing with an access point (AP) on the primary social channel responsive to receiving a probe response beacon from the AP on the primary social channel within a time duration subsequent to transmitting the scan message on the primary social channel, otherwise transmitting a scan message on a secondary social channel selected from the list of social channels; and synchronizing with a Neighbor Awareness Network (NAN) upon failing to receive a probe response beacon on the primary social channel within the time duration and responsive to detecting, on the primary social channel, a NAN synchronization transmission.