Electronic device, method and communication system
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a first wireless transceiver module using a first communication protocol;
a second wireless transceiver module using a second communication protocol, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; and
a mediator coupled between the first wireless transceiver module and the second wireless transceiver module, the mediator being arranged to provide the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module.
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Abstract
An electronic device has first and second wireless transceiver modules using first and second communication protocol, respectively. Both wireless transceiver modules are coupled between an application layer and an at least partially shared physical layer of the electronic device. The second wireless transceiver module is equipped with a controller to avoid interference with external signals on a frequency used by the second communication protocol. To avoid destructive interference in the physical layer resulting from simultaneous communications from or to the first and second wireless transceiver modules, the electronic device further includes a mediator, which is responsive to an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module, and which feeds a blocking signal into the controller to avoid interference between the enabled communication and a transmission of the second wireless transceiver module.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver module using a first communication protocol; a second wireless transceiver module using a second communication protocol, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; and a mediator coupled between the first wireless transceiver module and the second wireless transceiver module, the mediator being arranged to provide the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling communications involving a communication system, the communication system comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver module using a first communication protocol; a second wireless transceiver module using a second communication protocol, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; the method comprising the acts of; detecting an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module; and providing the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to the enabled communication.
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9. A communication system, comprising:
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a wired network; a first wireless transceiver module coupled to the wired network using a first communication protocol for communicating with a first external device; a second wireless transceiver module coupled to the wired network using a second communication protocol for communicating with a second external device, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; and a mediator coupled to the first wireless transceiver module and the second wireless transceiver module for providing the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver module using a first communication protocol; a second wireless transceiver module using a second communication protocol, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; and a mediator coupled between the first wireless transceiver module and the second wireless transceiver module, the mediator being arranged to provide the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module; wherein the mediator is configured to observe commands from the first wireless transceiver module to a physical layer.
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16. An electronic device, comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver module using a first communication protocol; a second wireless transceiver module using a second communication protocol, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; and a mediator coupled between the first wireless transceiver module and the second wireless transceiver module, the mediator being arranged to provide the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module; wherein the blocking signal is fed into a received signal strength indication channel of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for controlling communications involving a communication system, the communication system comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver module using a first communication protocol; a second wireless transceiver module using a second communication protocol, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; the method comprising the acts of; detecting an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module; and providing the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to the enabled communication; wherein the detecting act includes observing commands from the first wireless transceiver module to a physical layer. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for controlling communications involving a communication system, the communication system comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver module using a first communication protocol; a second wireless transceiver module using a second communication protocol, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; the method comprising the acts of; detecting an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module; and providing the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to the enabled communication; wherein the providing act includes feeding the blocking signal into a received signal strength indication channel of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A communication system, comprising:
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a wired network; a first wireless transceiver module coupled to the wired network using a first communication protocol for communicating with a first external device; a second wireless transceiver module coupled to the wired network using a second communication protocol for communicating with a second external device, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; and a mediator coupled to the first wireless transceiver module and the second wireless transceiver module for providing the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module; wherein the mediator is configured to observe commands from the first wireless transceiver module to a physical layer.
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23. A communication system, comprising:
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a wired network; a first wireless transceiver module coupled to the wired network using a first communication protocol for communicating with a first external device; a second wireless transceiver module coupled to the wired network using a second communication protocol for communicating with a second external device, the second wireless transceiver module comprising a controller for avoiding an interference with an external signal on a frequency of the second communication protocol; and a mediator coupled to the first wireless transceiver module and the second wireless transceiver module for providing the controller with a blocking signal to block the second wireless transceiver module in response to an enabled communication involving the first wireless transceiver module; wherein the blocking signal is fed into a received signal strength indication channel of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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