RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20130259010A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Jechoux, Bruno, Hofmann, Matthias, Aue, Volker, Deparis, Francois
• Granted Patent: US 9,781,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/336
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a first data transmission frame; a second processor configured to control the second transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a second data transmission frame; wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame.

Claims

1. A radio communication device, comprising:

a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology;

a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology;

a first processor configured to control the first transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a first data transmission frame;

a second processor configured to control the second transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a second data transmission frame;

wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame.

2. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a further time period provided for a possible re-transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame.

3. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame only if a predefined number of retransmissions of a data packet by the first transceiver is transmitted in accordance with the first data transmission frame.

4. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver in accordance with an automatic repeat request mechanism.

5. The radio communication device of claim 4,

wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver in accordance with a hybrid automatic repeat request mechanism comprising a plurality of automatic repeat request processes for transmitting data.

6. The radio communication device of claim 5,

wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame only if a predefined number of retransmissions of a data packet by the first transceiver is transmitted in accordance with the first data transmission frame using the same automatic repeat request process.

7. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver in accordance with a hybrid automatic repeat request mechanism on a Medium Access Control layer.

8. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the second processor is further configured to control the second transceiver such that in case the second data transmission frame has been allocated and after this allocation, the first data transmission frame is allocated, the second data transmission frame is re-allocated taking into account the allocated first data transmission frame.

9. The radio communication device of claim 8,

wherein the second processor is further configured such that the re-allocation of the second data transmission frame only changes an allocation of time slots within the second data transmission frame for at least one of transmitting and receiving signals.

10. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the second processor is further configured to change a slave characteristic of the second transceiver to a master characteristic of the second transceiver upon receipt of a corresponding command signal received from the first processor.

11. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the second processor is further configured to control the second transceiver such that in case the second data transmission frame has been allocated and after this allocation, the second processor receives a handover indication of the first transceiver comprising an indication of a changed first data transmission frame, the second data transmission frame is re-allocated taking into account the changed first data transmission frame.

12. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the first transceiver is configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Third Generation Partnership Project radio communication technology.

13. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the first transceiver is configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a 4G radio communication technology.

14. The radio communication device of claim 13,

wherein the first transceiver is configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Long Term Evolution radio communication technology.

15. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the second transceiver is configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology selected from a group consisting of:

Bluetooth radio communication technology;

Ultra Wide Band radio communication technology;

Wireless Local Area Network radio communication technology;

Infrared Data Association radio communication technology;

Z-Wave radio communication technology;

ZigBee radio communication technology;

HIgh PErformance Radio LAN radio communication technology;

IEEE 802.11 radio communication technology; and

Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications radio communication technology.

16. The radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the second transceiver is configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Bluetooth radio communication technology;

and

wherein the second processor is further configured to switch from a Bluetooth low power mode into an active Bluetooth Hands Free Profile when a Cellular Wide Area radio communication is established.

17. The radio communication device of claim 1,

being configured as a radio communication terminal device.

18. A method for operating a radio communication device, the method comprising:

a first transceiver transmitting and receiving signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology;

a second transceiver transmitting and receiving signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology;

the first processor controlling the first transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a first data transmission frame;

the second processor controlling the second transceiver to receive and transmit data packets in accordance with a second data transmission frame;

wherein the first processor further controls the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame.

19. The method of claim 18,

wherein the first processor further controls the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a further time period provided for a possible re-transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame.

20. The method of claim 18,

wherein the first processor further controls the first transceiver such that the first transceiver does not transmit a data packet during at least a time period provided for a first transmission of a respective data packet transmitted by the second transceiver in accordance with the second data transmission frame only if a predefined number of retransmissions of a data packet by the first transceiver is transmitted in accordance with the first data transmission frame.