Method and device for providing multiple communication protocols with a single transceiver
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
- an integrated protocol layer supporting a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol; and
a single transceiver operative to transmit and/or receive signals of said first and said second communication protocols,wherein said first communication protocol covers a shorter distance range than that of said second communication protocol, and wherein said first communication protocol includes a first mode and a second mode, each of said first and second modes of said first communication protocol can coexist with said second communication protocol.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device and the method thereof are disclosed. The wireless communication device in accordance with the present invention includes an integrated protocol layer supporting a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol; a single transceiver operative to transmit and receive signals of said first and said second communication protocols.
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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an integrated protocol layer supporting a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol; and a single transceiver operative to transmit and/or receive signals of said first and said second communication protocols, wherein said first communication protocol covers a shorter distance range than that of said second communication protocol, and wherein said first communication protocol includes a first mode and a second mode, each of said first and second modes of said first communication protocol can coexist with said second communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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an integrated protocol layer supporting a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol; and a single transceiver operative to transmit and/or receive signals of said first and said second communication protocols wherein a signal is sent to said integrated protocol layer to pause any operation of one of said first and second communication protocols when an operation of other one of said first and said second communication protocol is active.
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37. A wireless communicating method, adapted in a single device, said method comprising:
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supporting a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol in said single device; and transmitting and receiving signals of said first and said second communication protocols; wherein said single device employs a single transceiver for said transmitting and receiving signals of said first and said second communication protocols, and wherein said first communication protocol covers a shorter distance range than that of said second communication protocol, and wherein said first communication protocol includes a first mode and a second mode, each of said first and second modes of said first communication protocol can coexist with said second communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A wireless communicating method, adapted in a single device, said method comprising:
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supporting a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol in said single device; and transmitting and receiving signals of said first and said second communication protocols; wherein said single device employs a single transceiver for said transmitting and receiving signals of said first and said second communication protocols, and wherein when said single device is active in one of said first and said second communication protocols, transmitting a signal to an external device preventing said external device from transmitting signals of other one of said first and said second communication protocols to said single device. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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57. A wireless communicating method, adapted in a single device, said method comprising:
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supporting a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol in said single device; and transmitting and receiving signals of said first and said second communication protocols; wherein said single device employs a single transceiver for said transmitting and receiving signals of said first and said second communication protocols, and wherein sending a signal to pause any operation of one of said first and second communication protocols when an operation of other one of said first and said second communication protocol is active.
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- 58. A single transceiver supporting a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, wherein said first communication protocol covers a shorter distance range than that of said second communication protocol, and wherein said first communication protocol includes a first mode and a second mode, each of said first and second modes of said first communication protocol can coexist with said second communication protocol so that said first communication protocol and said second communication protocol can be switched seamlessly from a user'"'"'s perspective.
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