Conduit-sharing apparatus, systems, and methods
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1. A method for transmitting data over a shared energy conduit, including:
- assigning priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to a first formatting mechanism and priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to a second formatting mechanism;
storing the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism into a queue;
determining, prior to transmission, which of the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism has the greatest priority within the queue;
transmitting the prioritized data having the greatest priority from the queue on the shared energy conduit that is configured to be shared between data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism; and
updating the assignment of priorities to data that has not been transmitted.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a system, as well as a method and article, may operate to share an energy conduit, such as an antenna, between first data communicated according to a first formatting mechanism and second data communicated according to a second formatting mechanism according to a first priority assigned to the first data and a second priority assigned to the second data. The first formatting mechanism may be different from the second formatting mechanism.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting data over a shared energy conduit, including:
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assigning priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to a first formatting mechanism and priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to a second formatting mechanism; storing the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism into a queue; determining, prior to transmission, which of the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism has the greatest priority within the queue; transmitting the prioritized data having the greatest priority from the queue on the shared energy conduit that is configured to be shared between data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism; and updating the assignment of priorities to data that has not been transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article including a computer-readable medium having associated information, wherein the information, when accessed, causes a computer to perform steps of:
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assigning priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism; storing the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism into a queue; determining, prior to transmission, which of the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism has the greatest priority within the queue; transmitting the prioritized data having the greatest priority from the queue on a shared energy conduit shared between data to attempted be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism; and updating the assignment of priorities to data that has not been transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, including:
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an assignment module that is configured to assign priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to a first formatting mechanism and priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to a second formatting mechanism; a memory that is configured to store the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism; a determination module that is configured to determine, prior to transmission, which of the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism has a greatest priority within the memory; a shared energy conduit that is configured to be shared between data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism; and a transmitter that is coupled to the shared energy conduit, and that is configured to transmit the prioritized data having the greatest priority from the memory on the shared energy conduit, wherein the assignment module is further configured to update the assigned priorities to data that has not been transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, including:
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an assignment module assigning priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to a first formatting mechanism and priorities to data attempted to be communicated according to a second formatting mechanism; a memory storing the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism; a determination module determining, prior to transmission, which of the prioritized data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and the prioritized data attempted Lo be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism has the greatest priority within the memory; and a shared energy conduit transmitting the prioritized data having the greatest priority from the queue, wherein the shared energy conduit is shared between data attempted to be communicated according to the first formatting mechanism and data attempted to be communicated according to the second formatting mechanism, and wherein the assignment module updates the assigned priorities to data that has not been transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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