US Patent Application 17951280. Ultra-Wide Band Channel Access–Opportunistic Reservation simplified abstract

Ultra-Wide Band Channel Access–Opportunistic Reservation

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US)

Alexander Krebs of Munich (DE)

Yong Liu of Campbell CA (US)

Jinjing Jiang of Campbell CA (US)

Ultra-Wide Band Channel Access–Opportunistic Reservation - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17951280 titled 'Ultra-Wide Band Channel Access–Opportunistic Reservation

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system for coordinating and managing communication channels using ultra-wide band (UWB) technology.

• The system includes a device that scans an arbitration channel to determine if it is available for use.
• If the arbitration channel is not in use, the device performs a channel access procedure on the arbitration channel.
• Once the device has access to the arbitration channel, it can then use the UWB channel for communication during a designated transmission opportunity.
• This system helps ensure efficient and coordinated use of the UWB channel, reducing interference and improving overall communication performance.

Original Abstract Submitted

Systems, methods, and mechanisms for an out-of-band (OOB) ultra-wide band (UWB) channel arbitration and/or channel coordination scheme. A device may scan an arbitration channel for a first time period, and based on the scanning, that the arbitration channel is not in use. The device may perform, on the arbitration channel, a first channel access procedure and perform, on the UWB channel, UWB communications during a UWB channel transmission opportunity.