SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a first communication module;
a first antenna used by the first communication module; and
control logic executed by a processor of the electronic device when a first external component is coupled to the electronic device to;
deactivate the first communication module of the electronic device; and
initiate activation of a first communication module of the first external component;
wherein the first communication module of the electronic device and the first communication module of the first external component conduct wireless communications according to a first wireless communication protocol.
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Abstract
A system and method for improved wireless communications at a host device (e.g., a portable computing device, a mobile communications device) having multiple wireless communication abilities (e.g., Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi®). When a component (e.g., a monitor, an Ethernet dongle) having Bluetooth capability is coupled to the host device (e.g., wired or wirelessly), the host device copies its Bluetooth link keys to the component, deactivates its own Bluetooth module and activates (or initiates activation of) the component'"'"'s. The component'"'"'s Bluetooth module is operated using a software stack executing on the host device. Thereafter, the component handles Bluetooth operations and the host device communicates with Bluetooth devices via the component. Greater radio isolation is thus provided between antennae used by Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a first communication module; a first antenna used by the first communication module; and control logic executed by a processor of the electronic device when a first external component is coupled to the electronic device to; deactivate the first communication module of the electronic device; and initiate activation of a first communication module of the first external component; wherein the first communication module of the electronic device and the first communication module of the first external component conduct wireless communications according to a first wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of conducting wireless communications at a host electronic device, the method comprising:
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coupling the host electronic device to a first external peripheral component; deactivating a first communication module of the host device; initiating activation of a first communication module of the first peripheral component; and operating the host electronic device to exchange communications with a first wireless device via the first communication module of the first peripheral component; wherein the first communication module of the host electronic device and the first communication module of the first peripheral component conduct wireless communications according to a first wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of conducting wireless communications at a host electronic device, the method comprising:
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coupling the host electronic device to a first external peripheral component; deactivating a first communication module of the host device; initiating activation of a first communication module of the first peripheral component; and operating the host electronic device to exchange communications with a first wireless device via the first communication module of the first peripheral component; wherein the first communication module of the host electronic device and the first communication module of the first peripheral component conduct wireless communications according to a first wireless communication protocol.
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15. A system for conducting wireless communications, the system comprising:
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a host device including; a processor; a first communication module; and a second communication module; a first electronic component coupled to the host device and including a first communication module; a first set of wireless devices, wherein each device in the first set of wireless devices includes a first communication module; and logic executable by the processor of the host device to; copy to the first electronic component data for establishing wireless communication connections with the first set of wireless devices; deactivate the first communication module of the host device; and initiate activation of the first communication module of the first electronic component; wherein the first communication module of the host device, the first communication module of the first electronic component and the first communication module of each device in the first set of wireless devices conduct wireless communications according to a first wireless communication technology; and wherein the second communication module of the host device conducts wireless communications according to a second wireless communication technology. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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