Patents
US 9843947 B2: Visual signal strength indication for a wireless device
- Granted
- 2017-12-12
- Filed
- 2015-01-14 application 14596755
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
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Abstract
A wireless edge device is operable in a wireless network and configured to communicate with other wireless devices in the wireless network. The wireless edge device includes a processor configured to receive an input to switch from a low power consumption normal operation mode to a site survey mode, a transceiver configured to (i) transmit data packets periodically or asynchronously to a wireless device of the wireless network, and (ii) receive the data packets returned by the wireless device, and a visual indicator. The processor is further configured to evaluate quality and/or reliability of the received data packets, to provide a signal to the visual indicator indicative of signal strength at the wireless edge device based on the evaluation of quality and/or reliability of the received data packets, and to switch from the site survey mode to the low power consumption normal operation mode after a predetermined time.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg171212.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 36 patents | US company or organization | State College, PA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob J. Loverich | State College, PA | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David R. Kraige | State College, PA | 12 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Stephen J. Wenner | Port Matilda, PA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott D. Brown | Rollinsford, NH | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Geiger | Eugene, OR | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W24/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B17/23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02D | Climate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use | Y02D30/70 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-26 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2025-08-26 | WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, AS AGENT PHOENIX, AZ | 72121/262 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-01-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KRAIGE, DAVID R. signed 2015-01-08 LOVERICH, JACOB JOSEPH signed 2015-01-08 WENNER, STEPHEN J. signed 2015-01-08 BROWN, SCOTT DAVID signed 2015-01-12 GEIGER, RICHARD T. signed 2015-01-13 | KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. STATE COLLEGE, PA | 34711/409 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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