Patent ID: 8879996

Claim:
A method for operating a device having an RF (radio-frequency) transceiver and capable of operating in a 2.4 GHz band and a 5 GHz band, comprising: as a group owner, establishing a direct communications service with one or more other devices using the 2.4 GHz band; scanning one or more DFS-required (Dynamic Frequency Selection-required) channels of the 5 GHz band for radar or other activity to determine their availability; if one or more channels of the 5 GHz band are available, moving at least part of the direct communications service with the other device from the 2.4 GHz band to the 5 GHz band if a higher quality of service is needed; and if at least part of the direct communications service has been moved to the 5 GHz band and channels in the 5 GHz band become unavailable due to radar, moving the direct communications service back to the 2.4 GHz band.