DYNAMIC ANTENNA SHARING
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
- control logic configured to generate cellular signals, first non-cellular signals, and second non-cellular signals for wireless transmission to another device;
first and second antennas; and
switching logic, coupled to the control logic and to the first and second antennas, configured to route the first and second non-cellular signals to the first antenna and to route the cellular signal to the second antennna during a normal mode, and configured to route the first non-cellular signal to the first antenna and to route the second non-cellular signal to the second antenna during a sharing mode.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device capable of dynamically sharing antennas is disclosed. The mobile communication device includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) control circuit to generate a Wi-Fi signal, a Bluetooth control circuit to generate a Bluetooth signal, and a cellular control circuit to generate a cellular data signal. The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth control circuits are coupled to a first antenna, while the cellular control signal is coupled to a second antenna. The mobile communication device further includes an antenna sharing logic coupled between the control circuits and the first and second antennas. The antenna sharing logic is configured to selectively couple either the Wi-Fi control circuit or the Bluetooth control circuit to the second antenna based, at least in part, on a level of activity of the cellular control circuit.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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control logic configured to generate cellular signals, first non-cellular signals, and second non-cellular signals for wireless transmission to another device; first and second antennas; and switching logic, coupled to the control logic and to the first and second antennas, configured to route the first and second non-cellular signals to the first antenna and to route the cellular signal to the second antennna during a normal mode, and configured to route the first non-cellular signal to the first antenna and to route the second non-cellular signal to the second antenna during a sharing mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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communicating Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals to another device via a first antennna and communicating cellular signals to the other device via a second antennna during a normal mode; entering an antenna sharing mode if there is an idle time associated with the transmission or reception of the cellular signals; and communicating the Wi-Fi signals to the other device via the first antennna and communicating the Bluetooth signals to the other device via the second antennna during the antenna sharing mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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means for communicating Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals to another device via a first antennna and communicating cellular signals to the other device via a second antennna during a normal mode; means for entering an antenna sharing mode if there is an idle time associated with the transmission or reception of the cellular signals; and means for communicating the Wi-Fi signals to the other device via the first antennna and communicating the Bluetooth signals to the other device via the second antennna during the antenna sharing mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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