Simultaneous operation of wireless LAN and long-range wireless connections
First Claim
1. A method for communication, comprising:
- establishing a first connection between a wireless terminal and a first station in a first wireless network,;
choosing an interval for communication between the wireless terminal and a second wireless network;
sending a reduced availability message from the wireless terminal to the first station identifying the chosen interval as a period during which the wireless terminal will not receive data from the first station so as to prevent the first station from transmitting signals to the wireless terminal during the interval; and
during the interval, scanning for a second connection between the wireless terminal and a second station in a second wireless network,wherein establishing the first connection comprises transmitting first data between the wireless terminal and the first station during time periods outside the interval, and wherein scanning for the second connection comprises transmitting second data between the wireless terminal and the second station during the interval.
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Abstract
A method for communication includes establishing a first connection between a wireless terminal and a base station of a long-range wireless data network, which operates in accordance with a first protocol that defines a sequence of time frames for transmission of data between the wireless terminal and the base station. A signal is sent from the wireless terminal to the base station identifying an interval including one or more of the time frames during which the wireless terminal will not receive data from the base station. During the interval, a second connection is established between the wireless terminal and an access point of a wireless local area network (WLAN) in accordance with a second protocol, different from the first protocol.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for communication, comprising:
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establishing a first connection between a wireless terminal and a first station in a first wireless network,; choosing an interval for communication between the wireless terminal and a second wireless network; sending a reduced availability message from the wireless terminal to the first station identifying the chosen interval as a period during which the wireless terminal will not receive data from the first station so as to prevent the first station from transmitting signals to the wireless terminal during the interval; and during the interval, scanning for a second connection between the wireless terminal and a second station in a second wireless network, wherein establishing the first connection comprises transmitting first data between the wireless terminal and the first station during time periods outside the interval, and wherein scanning for the second connection comprises transmitting second data between the wireless terminal and the second station during the interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) transceiver; and a baseband processing circuit, which is coupled to cause the RF transceiver to transmit and receive signals over the air so as to establish a first connection between the terminal and a first station in a first wireless network, to choose an interval for communication between the wireless terminal and a second wireless network, and to send a reduced availability message to the first station identifying the chosen interval as a period during which the wireless terminal will not receive data from the first station, and to scan, during the interval, for a second connection between the wireless terminal and a second station in a second wireless network, wherein the baseband processing circuit is configured to transmit and receive first data to and from the first station during time periods outside the interval, and to transmit and receive second data to and from the second station during the interval. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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