Patent ID: 9693327
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A first network comprising: a first access point WiFi Direct (AP WFD) device comprising access point (AP) functionality; and a plurality of first client WiFi Direct (WFD) devices coupled to the first AP WFD device, the first client WFD devices comprising a client functionality; wherein the first AP WFD device is configured to synchronize the first client WFD devices and to stream multimedia data to the first client WFD devices; wherein the first AP WFD device comprises a master AP WFD device; and wherein the first network further comprises a single centralized master time distributer to which the first AP WFD device synchronizes, after which the first client WFD devices synchronize to the first AP WFD device to which the first client WFD devices are connected; and wherein other AP WFD devices and the first client WFD devices are configured to track time synchronization accuracy via the first AP WFD device; wherein the first AP WFD device and the first client WFD devices are configured to forward time to the other AP WFD devices and additional first client WFD devices only after proper synchronization; and wherein the first client WFD devices are configured, upon missing a time information packet, to automatically reconnect to a neighboring AP WFD and reestablish a link to the first network.