Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Roaming management for client devices
- Patent Title (中): 客户端设备的漫游管理
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Application No.: US13902748Application Date: 2013-05-24
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Publication No.: US09479990B1Publication Date: 2016-10-25
- Inventor: Paul Chen , Martin Proepper
- Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Young Law Firm, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04W36/30
- IPC: H04W36/30

Abstract:
Embodiments of a wireless roaming management system are disclosed, wherein the system is configured to manage roaming of a client device across access points. The system includes processor(s) and memory for storing signal strength data for access points operating on a local area network. In one embodiment, the system is configured to transfer a client device from one access point to another. For example, in response to receiving, from a source access point, a request for a roaming calculation for a client device connected to the source access point, the system can determine a target access point to transfer the client device based on the stored signal strength data and the roaming calculation. The system can then cause the client device to be disconnected from the source access point and connected to the target access point.
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