PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING AN RF BASED ARCHITECTURE
First Claim
1. A portable computing device comprises:
- a radio frequency (RF) wired link;
a data wired link;
a core module operably coupled to the RF wired link and to the data wired link;
a plurality of multi-mode RF units operably coupled to the RF wired link, wherein the core module communicates;
control information with one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a first frequency band via the RF wired link;
data of a wireless communication with one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a second frequency band via the RF wired link; and
clock information to the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a third frequency band via the RF wired link; and
a plurality of data modules operably coupled to the data wired link.
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Abstract
A portable computing device includes a radio frequency (RF) wired link, a data wired link, a core module, a plurality of multi-mode RF units, and a plurality of data modules. The core module is operable to communicate control information with one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a first frequency band via the RF wired link. The core module is further operable to communicate data of a wireless communication with one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a second frequency band via the RF wired link. The core module is further operable to communicate clock information to the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a third frequency band via the RF wired link.
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23 Claims
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1. A portable computing device comprises:
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a radio frequency (RF) wired link; a data wired link; a core module operably coupled to the RF wired link and to the data wired link; a plurality of multi-mode RF units operably coupled to the RF wired link, wherein the core module communicates; control information with one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a first frequency band via the RF wired link; data of a wireless communication with one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a second frequency band via the RF wired link; and clock information to the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a third frequency band via the RF wired link; and a plurality of data modules operably coupled to the data wired link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A core module for a portable computing device, the core module comprises:
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a processing module; and a radio frequency (RF) link interface operably coupled to the processing module, wherein; when an application selected for execution on the portable computing device includes a wireless communication, the processing module is further operable to; determine a protocol for the wireless communication; allocate, for the wireless communication, RF link communication resources of an RF link within the portable computing device based on the protocol; allocate, for the wireless communication, one or more multi mode (MM) RF units within the portable computing device based on the protocol to produce allocated MM RF unit resources; when the application is being executed; the processing module is further operable to convert outbound data into an outbound symbol stream that addresses the allocation MM RF unit resources; and the RF link interface is operable to convert the outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF link signal in accordance with the allocated RF link communication resources. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A multi mode (MM) radio frequency (RF) unit comprises:
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an RF link interface; and a plurality of RF specific protocol modules, wherein; a first RF specific protocol module of the plurality of RF specific protocol modules is operable to convert a first inbound RF signal into a first inbound RF link signal in accordance with a first RF link resource allocation; a second RF specific protocol module of the plurality of RF specific protocol modules is operable to convert a second inbound RF signal into a second inbound RF link signal in accordance with a second RF link resource allocation; and the RF link interface is operable to output the first and second inbound RF link signals on to an RF link of a portable computing device for conveyance to a core module of the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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