Interoperability for bluetooth/IEEE 802.11
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1. A communication device, comprising:
- a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies; and
a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies;
a controller adapted to control said first radio system and said second radio system such that only one of said first radio system and said second radio system may transmit at any one time; and
a multiplexer adapted to time multiplex transmissions from said first radio system and said second radio system such that time slots are not assigned to receive from both said first radio system and said second radio system at a same time;
wherein at least a part of said first range of frequencies and said second range of frequencies overlap.
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Abstract
The key of the invention is to introduce an interoperability device in a communication system which integrates an IEEE 802.11 transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver. The device prevents that one transceiver is transmitting while the other is receiving, which would cause interference at the receiving transceiver. In addition, the device preferably prevents that both systems are transmitting at the same time to avoid interference at the receiving device(s). Optionally the device prohibits simultaneous reception of both transceivers. In that way the radio receiver can be shared between the devices, allowing a cheaper and smaller hardware design.
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44 Claims
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies; and a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies; a controller adapted to control said first radio system and said second radio system such that only one of said first radio system and said second radio system may transmit at any one time; and a multiplexer adapted to time multiplex transmissions from said first radio system and said second radio system such that time slots are not assigned to receive from both said first radio system and said second radio system at a same time; wherein at least a part of said first range of frequencies and said second range of frequencies overlap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12)
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7. A communication device, comprising:
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a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies, said first radio system being a Bluetooth system; and a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies, said second radio system being an IEEE 802.11 system; a controller adapted to control said first radio system and said second radio system such that only one of said first radio system and said second radio system may transmit at any one time; wherein at least a part of said first range of frequencies and said second range of frequencies overlap; wherein said controller comprises a multiplexer adapted to time multiplex transmissions from said first radio system and said second radio system; and wherein said Bluetooth transmissions are through a single HV2 SCO link connection, and said IEEE 802.11 transmissions being in two time-slots in every four.
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8. A communication device, comprising:
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a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies, said first radio system being a Bluetooth system; and a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies, said second radio system being an IEEE 802.11 system; a controller adapted to control said first radio system and said second radio system such that only one of said first radio system and said second radio system may transmit at any one time; wherein at least a part of said first range of frequencies and said second range of frequencies overlap; wherein said controller comprises a multiplexer adapted to time multiplex transmissions from said first radio system and said second radio system; and wherein said Bluetooth transmissions are through a single HV3 SCO link connection, said IEEE 802.11 transmissions being in four time-slots in every six.
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9. A communication device, wherein:
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a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies, said first radio system being a Bluetooth system; and a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies, said second radio system being an IEEE 802.11 system; a controller adapted to control said first radio system and said second radio system such that only one of said first radio system and said second radio system may transmit at any one time; wherein at least a part of said first range of frequencies and said second range of frequencies overlap; wherein said controller comprises a multiplexer adapted to time multiplex transmissions from said first radio system and said second radio system; and wherein said Bluetooth transmissions are through two HV3 SCO link connections, said IEEE 802.11 transmissions being in two time-slots in every six.
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13. A method of communicating utilizing a first radio system and a second radio system, comprising:
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incorporating a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies and a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies into a single device; overlapping at least a part of said first range of frequencies and said second range of frequencies; time multiplexing transmissions from said first radio system and said second radio system such that time slots are not assigned to receive from both said first radio system and said second radio system at a same time; controlling said first radio system and said second radio system with only one of said first radio system and said second radio system transmitting at any one time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23)
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18. A method of communicating utilizing a first radio system and a second radio system, comprising:
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incorporating a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies and a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies into a single device; overlapping at least a part of said first range of frequencies and said second range of frequencies; and controlling said first radio system and said second radio system such that only one of said first radio system and said second radio system transmits at any one time; wherein said Bluetooth transmissions are through a single HV2 SCO link connection, said IEEE 802.11 transmissions being in two time-slots in every four.
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19. A method of communicating utilizing a first radio system and a second radio system, comprising:
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incorporating a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies and a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies into a single device; overlapping at least a part of said first range of frequencies and said second range of frequencies; and controlling said first radio system and said second radio system such that only one of said first radio system and said second radio system transmits at any one time; wherein said Bluetooth transmissions are through a single HV3 SCO link connection, said IEEE 802.11 transmissions being in four time-slots in every six.
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20. A method of communicating utilizing a first radio system and a second radio system, comprising:
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incorporating a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies and a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies into a single device; overlapping at least a part of said first range of frequencies and said second range of frequencies; and controlling said first radio system and said second radio system such that only one of said first radio system and said second radio system transmits at any one time; wherein said Bluetooth transmissions are through two HV3 SCO link connections, said IEEE 802.11 transmissions being in two time-slots in every six.
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24. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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means for incorporating a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies and a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies into a single device; means for overlapping at least a part of said first range of frequencies and at least a part of said second range of frequencies; means for time multiplexing transmissions from said first radio system and said second radio system such that time slots are not assigned to receive from both said first radio system and said second radio system at a same time; and means for controlling said first radio system and said second radio system such that only one of said first radio system and said second radio system transmits at any one time. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A communication device, comprising:
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a first radio system operating at a first range of frequencies; a second radio system operating at a second range of frequencies overlapping at least in part with said first range of frequencies; and a controller adapted to slot-steal from a protocol associated with said first radio system to schedule wireless asynchronous data associated with said second radio between periodic transmissions or receptions of wireless data associated with said first radio system; wherein said scheduling assures that said first radio system does not transmit at a time that said second radio system is receiving, and that no time slot is assigned to receive such that time slots are not assigned to receive from both said first radio system and said second radio system at a same time. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. Apparatus for avoiding interference in a dual-radio communication device, comprising:
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means for operating a first radio system at a first range of frequencies; means for operating a second radio system at a second range of frequencies overlapping at least in part with said first range of frequencies; and means for slot-stealing from a protocol associated with said first radio system to schedule wireless asynchronous data associated with said second radio system between periodic transmissions or receptions of wireless data associated with said first radio system; wherein said scheduling assures that said first radio system is prevented from transmitting at a time that said second radio system is receiving, and that no time slot is assigned to receive such that time slots are not assigned to receive from both said first radio system and said second radio system at a same time. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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