Meta patents method for XR headsets to pick specific Wi-Fi frequencies
Meta has been granted a patent for a system that helps extended reality (XR) devices connect to wireless networks. The device sends a specific signal to the network node identifying itself as a 'two receiver XR device.' This identification allows the connection to be established on a specific frequency channel between 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz based on that device type.
In the filing’s own words
Systems and methods for classifying wireless devices may include a wireless communication device which transmits a signal to a wireless communication node. The signal may indicate a device type of the wireless communication device as a two receiver extended reality (XR) device. The wireless communication device and wireless communication node may establish a connection with the wireless communication node, the connection established on a channel within a frequency band between 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) and 5 GHz, according to information of the signal.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method, comprising: transmitting, by a wireless communication device, to a wireless communication node, a signal indicating a device type of the wireless communication device as a two receiver extended reality (XR) device, the signal comprising a service profile identifier (SPID) indicating the device type as a two receiver XR device; and establishing, by the wireless communication device, a connection with the wireless communication node, the connection established according to a radio access technology frequency selection priority (RFSP) parameter, the connection established on a channel within a frequency band between 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) and 5 GHz, according to information of the device type indicated in the SPID of the signal.
Facts
- Company
- Meta (Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC)
- Official title
- Systems and methods of classifying wireless devices
- Patent number
- US12764803B2
- Application number
- 18398747
- Filed
- Dec 28, 2023
- Granted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 18
Classified under
H04W 76/10 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0417 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/02 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0628 Electricity & electronicsMore from Meta in AR, VR & displays
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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