Methodology, Module, Terminal, and System Enabling Scheduled Operation of a Radio Frequency Identification (Rfid) Subsystem and a Wireless Communication Subsystem
First Claim
1. Method for scheduling communications over a wireless communication subsystem and a radio frequency identification communication subsystem;
- said method comprising;
determining one or more periods of activity of the wireless communication subsystem;
deriving one or more periods of non-activity on the basis of the one or more determined periods of activity;
synchronizing an operation of the radio frequency identification communication subsystem with the one or more periods of non-activity; and
triggering the operation of the radio frequency identification communication subsystem in accordance with the one or more derived periods of non-activity to enable substantially concurrent communications operation of the wireless communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification communication subsystem.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for scheduling communications over a wireless communication subsystem and a radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem, said method comprising determining one or more periods of activity of the wireless communication subsystem; deriving one or more periods of non-activity on the basis of the one or more determined periods of activity; synchronizing an operation of the radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem with the one or more periods of non-activity; and triggering the operation of the radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem in accordance with the one or more derived periods of non-activity to enable substantially concurrent communications operation of the wireless communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem.
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44 Claims
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1. Method for scheduling communications over a wireless communication subsystem and a radio frequency identification communication subsystem;
said method comprising; determining one or more periods of activity of the wireless communication subsystem; deriving one or more periods of non-activity on the basis of the one or more determined periods of activity; synchronizing an operation of the radio frequency identification communication subsystem with the one or more periods of non-activity; and triggering the operation of the radio frequency identification communication subsystem in accordance with the one or more derived periods of non-activity to enable substantially concurrent communications operation of the wireless communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification communication subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Scheduling module arranged for scheduling communications over a wireless communication subsystem and a radio frequency identification communication subsystem, wherein said scheduling module is operable with the wireless communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification communication subsystem;
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wherein the scheduling module is arranged for determining one or more periods of activity of the wireless communication subsystem and deriving one or more periods of non-activity on the basis of the one or more determined periods of activity; wherein the scheduling module is synchronized with the one or more periods of non-activity; and a trigger signal is generated by the scheduling module to trigger an operation of the radio frequency identification communication subsystem in accordance with the one or more derived periods of non-activity to enable substantially concurrent communications operation of the wireless communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification communication subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. Terminal device enabled for scheduled communications over a wireless communication subsystem and a radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem of the terminal device, wherein the terminal device comprises a scheduling module operable with the wireless communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification communication subsystem;
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wherein the scheduling module is arranged for determining one or more periods of activity of the wireless communication subsystem and deriving one or more periods of non-activity on the basis of the one or more determined periods of activity; wherein the scheduling module is synchronized with the one or more periods of non-activity; and a trigger signal is generated by the scheduling module to trigger an operation of the radio frequency identification communication subsystem in accordance with the one or more derived periods of non-activity to enable substantially concurrent communications operation of the wireless communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification communication subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. System enabling scheduled communications over a cellular communication subsystem and a radio frequency identification communication subsystem, wherein the system comprises a scheduling module operable with the cellular communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification communication subsystem;
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wherein the scheduling module is arranged for determining one or more periods of activity of the cellular communication subsystem and deriving one or more periods of non-activity on the basis of the one or more determined periods of activity; wherein the scheduling module is synchronized with the one or more periods of non-activity; and a trigger signal is generated by the scheduling module to trigger an operation of the radio frequency identification communication subsystem in accordance with the one or more derived periods of non-activity to enable substantially concurrent communications operation of the cellular communication subsystem and the radio frequency identification communication subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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