COOPERATIVE TRANSCEIVING BETWEEN WIRELESS INTERFACE DEVICES OF A HOST DEVICE WITH SHARED MODULES
First Claim
1. A circuit comprises:
- an antenna section that includes a plurality of antennas;
a first wireless interface circuit, coupled to the antenna section, that communicates packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol, wherein the first wireless protocol carries wireless data for communication with a wireless voice and data network;
a second wireless interface circuit, coupled to the antenna section, that communicates packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol, wherein the second wireless interface circuit includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface circuit;
a plurality of signal lines, coupled to the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, that communicate cooperation data between the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, wherein the cooperation data relates to cooperative use of the at least one module including the selection of one of a plurality of device states.
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Abstract
A circuit includes a first wireless interface circuit that transceives packetized data between a host module and a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol, wherein the first wireless protocol carries wireless telephony data for communication with a wireless telephony network. A second wireless interface circuit transceives packetized data between the host module and a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol. The second wireless interface circuit includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface circuit. The first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit operate in accordance with a wireless interface schedule that includes a first time interval where the first wireless interface device and the second wireless interface device contemporaneously use the at least one module.
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20 Claims
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1. A circuit comprises:
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an antenna section that includes a plurality of antennas; a first wireless interface circuit, coupled to the antenna section, that communicates packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol, wherein the first wireless protocol carries wireless data for communication with a wireless voice and data network; a second wireless interface circuit, coupled to the antenna section, that communicates packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol, wherein the second wireless interface circuit includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface circuit; a plurality of signal lines, coupled to the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, that communicate cooperation data between the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, wherein the cooperation data relates to cooperative use of the at least one module including the selection of one of a plurality of device states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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communicating packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol, using a first wireless interface circuit, wherein the first wireless protocol carries wireless data for communication with a wireless voice and data network; communicating packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol using a second wireless interface circuit that includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface module, wherein the at least one module includes at least one of, an oscillator, and a low noise amplifier; and scheduling a first time interval wherein the first wireless interface device and the second wireless interface device contemporaneously use the at least one module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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communicating packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol, using a first wireless interface circuit, wherein the first wireless protocol carries wireless data for communication with a wireless voice and data network; communicating packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol using a second wireless interface circuit that includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface module; and scheduling a first time interval wherein the first wireless interface device and the second wireless interface device contemporaneously use the at least one module; wherein the first wireless communication protocol includes an 802.11 protocol, and wherein the first wireless interface circuit scans for an incoming beacon during the first time interval; and wherein the second wireless communication protocol includes a wireless pico-network protocol and the second wireless interface circuit performs a page scan during the first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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