Prior art

The most relevant prior art for US patent 7885243, as directly identified within its cross-references, are the applications from which it claims priority. These documents establish the effective filing date for the subject matter disclosed in US7885243B2.

Here are the details for each, along with their potential anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102:

1. U.S. Patent No. 7,420,952 (Parent Application)

• Full Citation: U.S. Pat. No. 7,420,952, "High Performance Wireless Networks Using Distributed Control," filed May 8, 2003.
• Publication/Filing Date: Filed May 8, 2003. The publication (issue) date for US7420952 is September 2, 2008.
• Brief Description: This patent, as the direct parent of US7885243B2, describes a system and method for developing adaptive wireless networks. It focuses on "smart" Access Point (AP) nodes with embedded intelligence at the network edge, providing application-aware, cost-effective distributed sensing and control. The invention aims to allow a centralized access server to "tune" the network's characteristics (between low latency and high throughput) based on application needs, supporting converged voice, video, and data traffic. It details concepts such as self-configuration, distributed algorithms for parent selection, load balancing (including adjusting "cost of connectivity"), dynamic channel allocation, and secure key distribution, all designed to operate within embedded systems with small footprints.
• Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): U.S. Pat. No. 7,420,952 potentially anticipates any claims in US7885243B2 that disclose subject matter already enabled and described in US7420952. As US7885243B2 is a continuation of US7420952, there is significant overlap in their disclosures. Any claims in US7885243B2 that are identical to claims in US7420952 or cover subject matter fully described and enabled by US7420952 would be anticipated by this prior patent.

2. U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/421,930 (Priority Document)

• Full Citation: U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/421,930, filed October 28, 2002.
• Publication/Filing Date: Filed October 28, 2002. Provisional applications are generally not published as granted patents but establish a priority date.
• Brief Description: This provisional application serves as the foundational priority document for the inventions detailed in both US7420952 and US7885243B2. It would disclose the initial concepts for an adaptive software layer for distributed wireless communication devices, emphasizing the need to address conflicting low latency and high throughput requirements for diverse applications (e.g., voice, video, data) within a single wireless network.
• Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/421,930 would potentially anticipate any claims in US7885243B2 that are fully supported by the disclosure of the provisional application and fall within its priority date. Any subject matter claimed in US7885243B2 that was not adequately described or enabled in this provisional application would not benefit from its priority date and thus would not be anticipated by the provisional itself.

The provided full patent text for US7885243B2 does not explicitly list other "References Cited" or "Prior Art References" beyond this priority chain within its "Description" or "Cross-Reference" sections.