Cooperative transceiving between wireless interface devices of a host device with shared modules
First Claim
1. A circuit comprises:
- a first wireless interface circuit that communicates packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol;
a second wireless interface circuit that communicates packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol, wherein the second wireless interface circuit includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface circuit, the at least one module having a first state where the at least one module is operational and a second state corresponding to a low-power state; and
a plurality of signal lines, coupled to the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, that communicate cooperation data between the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, wherein the cooperation data relates to cooperate use of the at least one module.
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Abstract
An circuit includes a first wireless interface circuit that transceives packetized data between a host module and a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol. A second wireless interface circuit transceives packetized data between the host module and a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol. The second wireless interface circuit includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface circuit, the module having a first state where the module is operational and a second state corresponding to a low-power state. The first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit operate in accordance with a wireless interface schedule that includes a first time interval where the first wireless interface device and the second wireless interface device contemporaneously use the at least one module in the first state and a second time interval where the at least one module is in the second state.
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27 Claims
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1. A circuit comprises:
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a first wireless interface circuit that communicates packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol; a second wireless interface circuit that communicates packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol, wherein the second wireless interface circuit includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface circuit, the at least one module having a first state where the at least one module is operational and a second state corresponding to a low-power state; and a plurality of signal lines, coupled to the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, that communicate cooperation data between the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, wherein the cooperation data relates to cooperate use of the at least one module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A circuit comprises:
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a first wireless interface circuit that communicates packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol; a second wireless interface circuit that communicates packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol, wherein the second wireless interface circuit includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface circuit, the at least one module having a first state where the at least one module is operational and a second state corresponding to a low-power state; and wherein the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit operate in accordance with a wireless interface schedule that includes a first time interval wherein the first wireless interface device and the second wireless interface device contemporaneously use the at least one module in the first state and a second time interval wherein the at least one module is in the second state. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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communicating packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol, using a first wireless interface circuit; communicating packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol using a second wireless interface circuit that includes at least one module that is shared with first wireless interface module, the at least one module having a first state where the at least one module is operational and a second state corresponding to a low-power state; scheduling a first time interval wherein the first wireless interface device and the second wireless interface device contemporaneously use the at least one module; and switching the at least one module to the second state during a second time interval. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A circuit comprises:
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a plurality of wireless interface circuits that communicate packetized data to a corresponding plurality of external devices in accordance with a corresponding plurality of wireless communication protocols, wherein the plurality of wireless interface circuits includes at least one module that is shared, the at least one module having a first state where the at least one module is operational and a second state corresponding to a low-power state; and wherein the plurality of wireless interface circuits operate in accordance with a wireless interface schedule that includes a first time interval wherein the plurality of wireless interface circuits contemporaneously use the at least one module in the first state and a second time interval wherein the at least one module is in the second state. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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