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Methods and apparatuses for processing multiple communications signals with a single integrated circuit chip

  • US 10,075,392 B1
  • Filed: 03/02/2017
  • Issued: 09/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of antennas; and

    an integrated circuit chip coupled to the plurality of antennas, and configured to process cellular signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with a cellular communication protocol and to process radio frequency identification (RFID) signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with an RFID protocol;

    wherein the integrated circuit chip comprises;

    a first cluster of processing elements configured to process the cellular signals to be transmitted to another apparatus;

    a second cluster of processing elements configured to process the RFID signals; and

    a plurality of switches configured to route processed data from the first cluster of processing elements to the second cluster of processing elements, from the second cluster of processing elements to the first cluster of processing elements, or both,wherein a first switch of the plurality of switches is configured to route a portion of the processed data from a portion of processing elements of the first cluster of processing elements to the second cluster of processing elements, wherein a second switch of the plurality of switches is configured to route an additional portion of the processed data from an additional portion of the processing elements of the first cluster of processing elements to the second cluster of processing elements, and wherein a number of the processing elements of the first cluster is dynamically configurable to include the additional portion of the processing elements from the second cluster of the processing elements based on an increased processing load at the first cluster of processing elements.

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