Methods and systems for wireless communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12143939-B2
Application number	US-202318094180-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2023
Priority date	Apr 18, 2019
Publication date	Nov 12, 2024
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024

Abstract

Methods and systems for wireless communication are described. A computing device may receive data via a network. The computing device may modify one or more settings associated with a network based on the data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
determining, by a first computing device associated with a first wireless network, an estimated distance to a second computing device;
determining, based on the estimated distance, a reduced power level associated with a second wireless network; and
causing transmission of one or more signals, associated with the second wireless network, at the reduced power level.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first computing device is one of a wireless router, a gateway, or an access point.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing transmission of the one or more signals at the reduced power level comprises causing, during a time period the first computing device receives a communication from the second computing device via the first wireless network, the transmission of the one or more signals, associated with the second wireless network, at the reduced power level.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein an amount a power level of the second wireless network is reduced increases as the estimated distance to the second computing device increases.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless network comprises one or more of a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), Zigbee, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi, and wherein the second wireless network comprises one or more of Wi-Fi, WPAN, Zigbee, or Bluetooth.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless network comprises a first communication protocol and the second wireless network comprises a second communication protocol and wherein a power level associated with the first communication protocol is lower than a second power level associated with the second communication protocol.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the reduced power level associated with the second wireless network is further based on a quantity of other computing devices communicating via the second wireless network.

8. A first computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first computing device to:
determine an estimated distance to a second computing device associated with a first wireless network;
determine, based on the estimated distance, a reduced power level associated with a second wireless network; and
cause transmission of one or more signals, associated with the second wireless network, at the reduced power level.

9. The first computing device of claim 8 , wherein the first computing device is one of a wireless router, a gateway, or an access point.

10. The first computing device of claim 8 , wherein the processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first computing device to cause transmission of the one or more signals at the reduced power level, cause the first computing device to cause transmission of the one or more signals at the reduced power level during a time period a communication from the second computing device is received via the first wireless network.

11. The first computing device of claim 8 , wherein an amount a power level of the second wireless network is reduced increases as the estimated distance to the second computing device increases.

12. The first computing device of claim 8 , wherein the first wireless network comprises one or more of a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), Zigbee, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi, and wherein the second wireless network comprises one or more of Wi-Fi, WPAN, Zigbee, or Bluetooth.

13. The first computing device of claim 12 , wherein the first wireless network comprises a first communication protocol and the second wireless network comprises a second communication protocol and wherein a power level associated with the first communication protocol is lower than a second power level associated with the second communication protocol.

14. The first computing device of claim 8 , wherein the processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first computing device to determine the reduced power level associated with the second wireless network, further cause the first computing device to determine the reduced power level associated with the second wireless network based on a quantity of other computing devices communicating via the second wireless network.

15. A system comprising:
a first computing device configured to:
determine an estimated distance to a second computing device associated with a first wireless network;
determine, based on the estimated distance, a reduced power level associated with a second wireless network; and
cause transmission of one or more signals, associated with the second wireless network, at the reduced power level; and

the second computing device configured to:
send data to the first computing device via the first wireless network.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first computing device is one of a wireless router, a gateway, or an access point.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first computing device is further configured to cause transmission of the one or more signals at the reduced power level during a time period the data from the second computing device is received via the first wireless network.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein an amount a power level of the second wireless network is reduced increases as the estimated distance to the second computing device increases.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first wireless network comprises one or more of a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), Zigbee, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi, and wherein the second wireless network comprises one or more of Wi-Fi, WPAN, Zigbee, or Bluetooth.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the first wireless network comprises a first communication protocol and the second wireless network comprises a second communication protocol and wherein a power level associated with the first communication protocol is lower than a second power level associated with the second communication protocol.

21. The system of claim 15 , the first computing device if further configured to determine the reduced power level associated with the second wireless network based on a quantity of other computing devices communicating via the second wireless network.

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Ong Ivan

Classifications

• H04B17/309

  Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters · CPC title

• H04W72/542

  using measured or perceived quality · CPC title

• H04W52/386

  centralized, e.g. when the radio network controller or equivalent takes part in the power control · CPC title

• H04W52/50

  at the moment of starting communication in a multiple access environment · CPC title

• H04W52/245

  taking into account received signal strength · CPC title