US 11356947

US Patent 11356947: Wireless Communication Method and Wireless Communication Terminal, Which Use Discontinuous Channel

Current Status (as of 2026-04-26): Active, expires 2037-02-02.

A concise summary of US Patent 11356947 is provided below:

• Title: Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal, which use discontinuous channel
• Assignee: Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. (Original Assignee: SK Telecom Co Ltd, Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.)
• Inventors: Juhyung Son, Jinsam Kwak, Geonjung KO, Woojin AHN
• Filing Date: 2020-05-07
• Issue Date: 2022-06-07
• Abstract: A wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal, which use a non-contiguous channel, are disclosed. The wireless communication method of a wireless communication terminal includes receiving a wireless packet, obtaining non-contiguous channel allocation information of the received packet, and decoding the received packet based on the obtained non-contiguous channel allocation information.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Independent Claim 1: This claim describes a wireless communication method for a terminal. The method involves the terminal receiving a wireless packet, then identifying (obtaining) information about how non-contiguous channels are allocated within that packet. Finally, the terminal decodes the received packet by using this identified non-contiguous channel allocation information.

• Independent Claim 13: This claim outlines a wireless communication terminal itself. The terminal includes a processor and a communication unit. The processor is configured to perform the actions described in Claim 1: receiving a wireless packet via the communication unit, obtaining non-contiguous channel allocation information from that packet, and then decoding the packet based on that allocation information.

• Independent Claim 14: This claim details a wireless communication method executed by a base wireless communication terminal (e.g., an Access Point). The method involves the base terminal performing a Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) across multiple channels to prepare for transmitting a wideband packet. It then transmits the packet using at least one channel that is determined to be idle based on the CCA result. A key aspect is that if the packet is transmitted over non-contiguous channels, the base terminal signals this non-contiguous channel allocation information within a non-legacy preamble of the packet.

• Independent Claim 19: This claim describes a base wireless communication terminal (e.g., an Access Point) that is capable of performing the method of Claim 14. It includes a processor and a communication unit. The processor performs the CCA of multiple channels for wideband packet transmission and transmits a packet through idle channels. When using non-contiguous channels, the processor signals the non-contiguous channel allocation information via a non-legacy preamble of the packet.

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