PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16030495
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2019-01
Patent Classification: ["455", "063400"]

Abstract:
Wireless mesh networking protocols for directional transmissions in the PHY layer over multiple hops between a mix of mesh and non-mesh stations (STAs). Joint beamforming (BF) training and mesh network discovery is described including adaptive signaling with the mesh network. The mesh networking protocol can be utilized in a mix of wireless nodes including portals, access points (APs), personal control points (PCPs), and mesh stations (STAs).

Claim (Index 10):
An apparatus for wireless communication with directional transmission, comprising:\n (a) a wireless communication circuit configured for wirelessly communicating on a network with other wireless communication stations utilizing directional transmission having a plurality of antenna pattern sectors each having different transmission directions, wherein said other wireless communication stations comprise mesh stations, non-mesh stations, or a combination of mesh stations and non-mesh stations; (b) a processor coupled to said wireless communication circuit; and (c) a non-transitory memory storing instructions executable by the processor; (d) wherein said instructions, when executed by the processor, perform steps comprising:\n (i) performing network scanning along with performing beamform (BF) training by transmitting one or more sweeps of request frames across a group of antenna direction sectors, in which frames contain information on: network ID, network capabilities, and BF training frame information that comprises directional operation parameters and sector sweep information; and \n (ii) performing joint discovery and BF training initiation by a new node attempting to join the network by sweeping a discovery signal, comprising:\n (A) transmitting a sweep of discovery request frames across a group of antenna pattern sectors; \n (B) receiving response frames from other wireless communication stations on the network; \n (C) recording network information, including network ID, network capabilities information including best sector information and mesh profile parameters, when one or more response frames are received; and \n (D) transmitting continued sweeps of request frames containing network ID, and network capabilities information including best sector information, mesh profile parameters and best sector related information, across another group of antenna pattern sectors, when a response frame has not been received.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 17.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.57692
- Patent Class: 455.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15637536', '15819991', '15828687', '15212209', '15921397']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7672903356666421
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6144848949672568
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7520097915967036
- Mean Citation Score: 425.998606
- Max Citation Score: 553.581
- Similarity Product: 523.1289266606569

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test