Method and apparatus for mitigating radio frequency interference between transceiver systems
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a first device containing a first transceiver system that transmits data using a first communication link with a first protocol and a second transceiver system that transmits data using a second communication link with a second protocol;
providing channel information from the first transceiver system to the second transceiver system via a third communication link separate from the first and second communication link, the channel information being indicative of a radio channel associated with the first transceiver system; and
providing priority information from the second transceiver system to the first transceiver system via the third communication link, the priority information being indicative of priority activity associated with the second transceiver system.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for mitigating radio frequency interference between transceiver systems within an electronic device.
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42 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a first device containing a first transceiver system that transmits data using a first communication link with a first protocol and a second transceiver system that transmits data using a second communication link with a second protocol; providing channel information from the first transceiver system to the second transceiver system via a third communication link separate from the first and second communication link, the channel information being indicative of a radio channel associated with the first transceiver system; and providing priority information from the second transceiver system to the first transceiver system via the third communication link, the priority information being indicative of priority activity associated with the second transceiver system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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providing a channel data signal from a first transceiver system to a second transceiver system via a first path of a communication link, the channel data signal including information indicative of a radio channel associated with the first transceiver system, and the first and second transceiver systems being located in the same electronic device; providing a channel clock signal from the second transceiver system to the first transceiver system via a second path of the communication link, the channel clock signal being used to retrieve the information indicative of the radio channel; providing a first priority signal from the first transceiver system to the second transceiver system via a third path of the communication link, the first priority signal indicating that the first transceiver system may use the radio channel in response to priority activity associated with the first transceiver system; and providing a second priority signal from the second transceiver system to the first transceiver system via a fourth path of the communication link, the second priority signal indicating that the second transceiver system may use the radio channel in response to priority activity associated with the second transceiver system, wherein the communication link comprises at least one of a wire interface or a wireless link between the first transceiver system and the second transceiver system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An electronic device comprising:
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a communication link having at least two paths; a first transceiver system configured to provide channel information indicative of a radio channel associated with the first transceiver system;
via a first path of the communication link; anda second transceiver system in communication with the first transceiver system via the communication link, the second transceiver system being configured to provide priority information indicative of priority activity associated with the second transceiver system via a second path of the communication link, wherein the first transceiver system is configured to transmit priority information indicative of priority activity associated with the first transceiver system via a third path of the communication link, and wherein the second transceiver system is configured to transmit a clock pulse to initiate transmission of channel information from the first transceiver system via a fourth path of the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In an electronic device including a first transceiver system and a second transceiver system, a computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium and configured to be executed by a processor, the computer program comprising:
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a first routine configured to direct the processor to provide channel information from the first transceiver system to the second transceiver system via a first path of a communication link, the communication link comprising at least two paths, and the channel information being indicative of a radio channel associated with the first transceiver system; a second routine configured to direct the processor to provide priority information from the second transceiver system to the first transceiver system via a second path of the communication link, the priority information being indicative of priority activity associated with the second transceiver system; a third routine configured to direct the processor to provide priority information from the first transceiver system to the second transceiver system via a third path of the communication link, the priority information being indicative of priority activity associated with the first transceiver system; and a fourth routine configured to direct the processor to provide a clock pulse from the second transceiver system to the first transceiver system via a fourth path of the communication link, the clock pulse being configured to initiate transmission of channel information from the first transceiver system to the second transceiver system via the first path of the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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a communication link having at least two paths; a first transceiver system configured to provide channel information indicative of a radio channel associated with the first transceiver system via a first path of the communication link; and a second transceiver system in communication with the first transceiver system via the communication link, the second transceiver system being configured to provide priority information indicative of priority activity associated with the second transceiver system via a second path of the communication link, wherein the first transceiver system is configured to transmit priority information indicative of priority activity associated with the first transceiver system via a third path of the communication link, and wherein the second transceiver system is configured to transmit a clock pulse via a fourth path of the communication link, the clock pulse being configured to initiate transmission of channel information from the first transceiver system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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an antenna; a first communication link; a second communication link; a third communication link, separate from the first and second communication links; a first transceiver system operatively coupled to the antenna, the first transceiver system being configured to provide channel information indicative of a radio channel associated with the first transceiver system via the third communication link; and a second transceiver system operatively coupled to the antenna and in communication with the first transceiver system via the communication link, the second transceiver system being configured to provide priority information indicative of priority activity associated with the second transceiver system via the third communication link, wherein the first transceiver system is a transceiver system operating in accordance with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11b communication protocol using the first communication link, and the second transceiver system is a transceiver system operating in accordance with the Bluetooth communication protocol using the second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system comprising:
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a connecting means having at least two paths; a first means different from the connecting means and configured to transmit and receive information via a first protocol, the first means being further configured to provide channel information indicative of a radio channel associated with the first means via at least one of the at least two paths of the connecting means; and a second means different from the connecting means and configured to transmit and receive information via a second protocol, the second means in communication with the first means via the connecting means and configured to provide priority information indicative of priority activity associated with the second means via at least one of the at least two paths of the connecting means, wherein the first means is configured to transmit and receive information separate from the at least two paths of the connecting means, the second means is configured to transmit and receive information separate from the at least two paths of the connecting means. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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