Patent ID: 7809835

Claim:
A method of forming a piconet in a wireless communications device, the method comprising: transmitting a beacon packet from the wireless communications device across a wireless channel during a first predetermined time interval; scanning the wireless channel from the wireless communications device for a second predetermined time interval, the second predetermined time interval immediately following the first predetermined time interval; receiving a request for additional information from a remote wireless communications device during the second predetermined time interval without associating with the remote wireless communications device; transmitting a second beacon packet from the wireless communications device during a third time interval; transmitting a beacon extension from the wireless communications device during an extension interval immediately following the third time interval, wherein the beacon extension includes the additional information; receiving a piconet joining request packet from the remote wireless communications device during a fourth predetermined time interval; and transmitting a confirmation packet to the remote wireless communications device during a fifth predetermined time interval, the fifth predetermined time interval immediately following the fourth predetermined time interval.