Method and apparatus for co-location of two radio frequency devices
First Claim
1. A method for avoiding signal interference between a first radio frequency (RF) device and a second RF device, where the first and second RF devices are co-located and contemporaneously active, the first RF device configured to execute a first protocol and to operate within a semi-stationary range of a frequency band, the second RF device configured to execute a second protocol and to operate by changing channels within the frequency band, comprising:
- providing a communication interface between the first RF device and the second RF device;
receiving the semi-stationary range and a mode for the first RF device through the communication interface at the second RF device; and
adapting the second RF device to communicate using RF signals that fall outside the semi-stationary range of the frequency band of the first RF device when the first RF device is in an active mode.
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Abstract
A method for avoiding signal interference between a first RF device and a second RF device is provided. The first and second RF devices are co-located and the first RF device is configured to operate within a semi-stationary range of a frequency band. The second RF device is configured to operate by changing channels within the frequency band. The method initiates with a communication interface being provided between the first RF device and the second RF device. Then, the second RF device receives the semi-stationary range and a mode for the first RF device through the communication interface. Next, the second RF device is adapted to avoid the semi-stationary range of the frequency band of the first RF device when the mode of the first RF device is in an active mode. An apparatus where two RF devices are co-located without causing interference for each other is also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for avoiding signal interference between a first radio frequency (RF) device and a second RF device, where the first and second RF devices are co-located and contemporaneously active, the first RF device configured to execute a first protocol and to operate within a semi-stationary range of a frequency band, the second RF device configured to execute a second protocol and to operate by changing channels within the frequency band, comprising:
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providing a communication interface between the first RF device and the second RF device;
receiving the semi-stationary range and a mode for the first RF device through the communication interface at the second RF device; and
adapting the second RF device to communicate using RF signals that fall outside the semi-stationary range of the frequency band of the first RF device when the first RF device is in an active mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for avoiding signal interference between a first radio frequency (RF) device co-located with a second RF device, the first RF device configured to execute a first protocol and to operate within a semi-stationary range of a frequency band, the second RF device being co-ordinated by a third RF device, the third RF device configured to execute a second protocol and to operate by changing channels within the frequency band, comprising:
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providing a communication interface between the first RF device and the second RF device;
receiving the semi-stationary range of the frequency band for the first RF device through the communication interface at the second RF device; and
causing a propagation of the semi-stationary range through the second RF device to the third RF device, wherein the third RF device is adapted to communicate using RF signals that fall outside the semi-stationary range of the frequency band for the first RF device in response to the propagation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a first radio frequency (RF) device configured to execute a first protocol and to operate within a defined range of a frequency band;
a second RF device co-located with the first RF device, the second RF device configured to execute a second protocol and to operate by changing channels within the frequency band; and
a communication interface between the first RF device and the second RF device, the communication interface enabling the second RF device to determine the defined range of the frequency band that the first RF device operates within and a mode of the first RF device, wherein the second RF device is configured to communicate using RF signals that are outside the defined range of the frequency band when the second RF device changes channels if the first RF device is in an active mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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