Patent ID: 7035652
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication device for communications with clients in a communication network, the device comprising: at least one antenna; a receive processor that processes receive signals from said antenna and provides corresponding receive location information; a media access controller that receives signals from said receive processor and provides output signals for transmission; a location-information transformer that transforms said receive location information into transmit location information; and a transmit processor that provides transmit signals to said antenna in response to at least one of said output signals and said transmit location information; wherein said media access controller compares the age of said receive location information with a predetermined time coherence and said transmit processor is configured to provide a transmit signal to said antenna that is: spatially processed in accordance with said transmit location information if said age is less than said time coherence; and spatially processed in accordance with predetermined location information if said age exceeds said time coherence.