Apparatus method and computer program for radio-frequency path selection and tuning
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a tunable diplexer comprising a dedicated port, at least a first signal port and a second signal port, and control inputs configured to change at least one of frequency characteristics and phase characteristics of the tunable diplexer;
a first radio node, a second radio node and a third radio node; and
path selection circuitry configurable to select between a first signal pathway between the third radio node and the first signal port and a second signal pathway between the third radio node and the second signal port.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a tunable diplexer; first, second and third radio nodes; and path selection circuitry. The tunable diplexer includes a dedicated port, at least a first signal port and a second signal port, and control inputs configured to change at least one of frequency characteristics and phase characteristics of the tunable diplexer. The path selection circuitry is configurable to select between a first signal pathway between the third radio node and the first signal port and a second signal pathway between the third radio node and the second signal port. The tunable diplexer may have control signals inputs to select between the first and second signal pathways based on an expected interference scenario between radio signals at the first and second signal ports, and the control signals may change frequency characteristics and/or phase characteristics of at least one of the signal ports based on an operational condition of the apparatus.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a tunable diplexer comprising a dedicated port, at least a first signal port and a second signal port, and control inputs configured to change at least one of frequency characteristics and phase characteristics of the tunable diplexer; a first radio node, a second radio node and a third radio node; and path selection circuitry configurable to select between a first signal pathway between the third radio node and the first signal port and a second signal pathway between the third radio node and the second signal port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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determining an expected interference scenario between radios of a multiradio device; based on the expected interference scenario, sending a control signal that changes at least one of frequency characteristics and phase characteristics of a tunable diplexer so as to couple a third radio of the radios to a first signal port of the tunable diplexer via a first signal pathway or to a second signal port of the tunable diplexer via a second signal pathway. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer readable medium that stores a program of computer instructions that when executed by a digital processor result in actions directed to selecting a signal pathway for radios of a multi-radio device, the actions comprising:
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determining an expected interference scenario between radios of a multiradio device; based on the expected interference scenario, sending a control signal that changes at least one of frequency characteristics and phase characteristics of a tunable diplexer so as to couple a third radio of the radios to a first signal port of the tunable diplexer via a first signal pathway or to a second signal port of the tunable diplexer via a second signal pathway.
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25. A device comprising:
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adjustable switching means for changing at least one of frequency characteristics and phase characteristics of the adjustable switching means, the adjustable switching means comprising at least a dedicated port and a first signal port and a second signal port and control input means; a first radio node, a second radio node and a third radio node; and
path selection means for selectively activating a first signal pathway between the third radio node and the first signal port and a second signal pathway between the third radio node and the second signal port.
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