DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA SENDING/RECEIVING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20080049768A1
• Filed: 05/04/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yang, Chae-hwan, SEO, Bum-hee
• Application Number:
  US11/744,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20080049768A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A data processing apparatus includes a wireless broadband module; a wireless local area network module; a wireless broadband module driver to drive the wireless broadband module; an antenna to communicate with an external device; a switch to connect/disconnect the antenna to/from the wireless broadband module and the wireless local area network module; and a controller to control the switch so that the antenna is connected with the wireless broadband module to communicate with the external device if the wireless broadband module driver is operating, and the antenna is connected with the wireless local network module to communicate with the external device if the wireless broadband module driver is not operating.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus comprising:

an antenna;

a wireless broadband module to communicate with an external device, via the antenna;

a wireless local area network module to communicate with the external device, via the antenna;

a wireless broadband module driver to drive the wireless broadband module;

a switch arranged to switch between one of the wireless broadband module and the wireless local area network module; and

a controller to control the switch such that the antenna is connected with the wireless broadband module to communicate with the external device when the wireless broadband module driver is driven and such that the antenna is connected with the wireless local network module to communicate with the external device when the wireless broadband module driver is not driven.

3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the wireless broadband module further comprises a wireless broadband antenna, and

the controller measures data sending/receiving speeds of the antenna and the wireless broadband antenna and controls the wireless broadband module to communicate with the external device through the antenna having the higher data sending/receiving speed.

4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:

the wireless local area network module further comprises a wireless local area network antenna, and

the controller measures data sending/receiving speeds of the antenna and the wireless local area network antenna and controls the wireless local area network module to communicate with the external device through the antenna having the higher data sending/receiving speed.

5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a user input unit to receive user input;

wherein the controller controls the user input unit and the switch so that the antenna is connected to the wireless broadband module if the user inputs a command to drive the wireless broadband driver through the user input unit.

6. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a initialization routine performing unit to perform an initialization routine of the data processing apparatus and determines, based on user input, whether to drive the wireless broadband module driver when performing the initialization routine.

7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an indication unit to display sending/receiving status of data in the wireless broadband module or in the wireless local area network;

wherein the controller controls the indication unit to display the sending/receiving states of data in the wireless broadband module or in the wireless local area network.

8. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data processing apparatus is a portable computer.

2. A wireless broadband module comprising:

an antenna;

a data processing unit arranged to process data transmitted or received from an external device, via the antenna; and

a switch to connect or disconnect the antenna to or from the data processing unit and an external wireless local area network module.

9. A data sending/receiving method of a data processing apparatus having an antenna to communicate with an external device, the method comprising:

connecting a wireless local area network module and a wireless broadband module to the data processing apparatus;

determining whether a wireless broadband module driver is driven to operate the wireless broadband module is; and

establishing communication with the external device, via the antenna, using the wireless broadband module when the wireless broadband module driver is driven.

10. The data sending/receiving method of the data processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the determining further comprises:

receiving an instruction by a user to drive the wireless broadband module driver; and

driving the wireless broadband module driver if the data processing apparatus receives the instruction.

11. The data sending/receiving method of the data processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the data processing apparatus is a component of a portable computer.

12. A mobile device having a wireless broadband module and a wireless local area network (LAN) module, the mobile device comprising:

an antenna; and

a controller arranged to establish communication with an external device between one of the wireless broadband module and the wireless LAN module, via the antenna, based on an instruction.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, further comprising a switch to connect one of the wireless broadband module and the wireless local area network module to the antenna.

14. The mobile device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a connector to couple the wireless broadband module and the wireless local area network module to the mobile device so that the wireless broadband module and the wireless local area network module may be detached from the mobile device.

15. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein the antenna is disposed within the wireless broadband module.