Patent ID: 8335203
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A piconet controller for allocating time slots for wireless devices in a network of the piconet controller, the piconet controller comprising: memory to store time duration allocation information and requests to transmit received from one or more of the devices in the network; a processor to poll each of the devices in succession by changing the direction of a selectively directive antenna of the piconet controller, to transmit polling messages to the devices and to receive transmit requests from one or more of the devices in response to the polling messages, to grant permission to transmit to one of the devices in response to receiving the transmit requests from the one or more devices, and to grant permission to receive to one or more other of the devices in response to receiving the transmit requests, wherein: a transceiver with the selectively directive antenna to communicate polling messages and permission grants to the devices and to receive transmit requests from the devices.