Supporting multiple wireless protocols in a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- filtering a first analog signal with an analog filter, the first analog signal being modulated according to a first wireless protocol;
converting the first analog signal to a first digital signal;
demodulating the first digital signal;
filtering a second analog signal with the analog filter, the second analog signal being modulated according to a second wireless protocol;
converting the second analog signal to second digital signal;
filtering the second digital signal with a digital filter; and
demodulating the second digital signal.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
This disclosure is directed toward a wireless device configured to support a plurality of wireless protocols. More specifically, the wireless device includes signal processing components that can be used in more than one communication mode. Accordingly, distinct components conventionally used in a wireless device that supports a plurality of protocols may be eliminated in favor of one or more common components that can be used in the different communication modes. In one example, an analog filter is used to filter baseband signals associated with a first protocol and a second protocol. A digital filter can then be used to perform additional filtering on digital baseband signals associated with the second protocol. By using a common analog filter for analog filtering of baseband signals associated with different protocols, the architecture and design of a wireless device can be simplified.
55 Citations
31 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
filtering a first analog signal with an analog filter, the first analog signal being modulated according to a first wireless protocol;
converting the first analog signal to a first digital signal;
demodulating the first digital signal;
filtering a second analog signal with the analog filter, the second analog signal being modulated according to a second wireless protocol;
converting the second analog signal to second digital signal;
filtering the second digital signal with a digital filter; and
demodulating the second digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
-
-
5. A method comprising:
-
filtering signals modulated according to different wireless protocols using a common analog filter; and
selectively filtering some of the signals using a digital filter based on wireless protocols associated with the respective signals. - View Dependent Claims (6)
-
-
7. A method of supporting multiple protocols in a wireless device comprising:
-
receiving first and second wireless signals at a first receiver, the first and second wireless signals being modulated and transmitted according to first and second wireless protocols respectively;
receiving a third wireless signal at a second receiver, the third wireless signal being modulated and transmitted according to a third wireless protocol;
converting the first, second, and third wireless signals to first, second, and third baseband signals respectively;
filtering the first, second, and third baseband signals using a common analog filter;
converting the first, second, and third baseband signals to first, second, and third digital baseband signals respectively;
filtering the second digital baseband signal using a digital filter;
not filtering the first and third digital baseband signals using the digital filter; and
demodulating the first, second, and third digital baseband signals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
-
-
10. An apparatus comprising:
-
an analog filter to filter signals associated with a plurality of wireless protocols; and
a digital filter to selectively filter some of the signals based on a respective wireless protocol associated with a signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A wireless device comprising:
-
one or more receivers to receive different wireless signals modulated according to a plurality of different wireless protocols;
an analog filter to filter analog signals associated with the different wireless signals;
an analog-to-digital converter to convert the analog signals to digital signals;
a digital filter to selectively filter some of the digital signals generated from the analog signals based on the wireless protocols associated with respective signals; and
one or more demodulators to demodulate the digital signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
-
21. A wireless device comprising:
-
a first receiver to receive first and second wireless signals and to convert the first and second wireless signals to first and second analog baseband signals respectively, the first and second analog baseband signals being modulated according to first and second wireless protocols respectively;
a second receiver to receive a third wireless signal and to convert the third wireless signal to a third analog baseband signal, the third analog baseband signal being modulated according to a third wireless protocol;
an analog filter to filter the first, second, and third analog baseband signals;
an analog-to-digital converter to convert the first, second, and third analog baseband signals to first, second, and third digital baseband signals respectively;
a digital filter to selectively filter the second digital baseband signal but not filter the first and third digital baseband signals; and
one or more demodulators to demodulate the first, second, and third digital baseband signals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
-
-
24. A computer readable medium comprising machine readable instructions that when executed in a wireless device that includes a common analog filter to filter analog signals and a digital filter to filter digital signals associated with some analog signals:
-
disables the digital filter for a first wireless protocol; and
enables the digital filter for a second wireless protocol. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
-
-
27. An apparatus comprising:
-
means for filtering analog signals associated with a plurality of wireless protocols; and
means for selectively filtering digital signals generated from the analog signals based on the wireless protocol associated with respective signals. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
-
-
30. A method comprising:
-
receiving first and second wireless signals respectively conforming first and second wireless protocols;
mixing the first and second wireless signals to first and second analog baseband signals;
filtering the first and second analog baseband signals with an analog filter;
converting the first and second analog baseband signals to first and second digital baseband signals;
demodulating the first digital baseband signal;
filtering the second digital baseband signal using a digital filter; and
demodulating the second digital baseband signal. - View Dependent Claims (31)
-
Specification