Method and apparatus for communicating in the presence of radio frequency energy
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
- a controller for generating a control signal;
a first communication module coupled to the controller, the first communication module communicating a pulsed signal responsive to the control signal; and
a secondary communication module coupled to the controller,the second communication module communicating a second signal, the second communication module responsive to the control signal to suspend an ongoing transmission of the second signal for a duration of the pulsed signal.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device (10) includes a radio frequency transceiver (22) adapted for burst transmission responsive to an enable signal in accordance with at least one communication protocol and an infrared transceiver (24) adapted for asynchronous data communication. The infrared transceiver (24) is responsive to the enable signal to suspend data communication. A controller (20) is coupled to each of the radio frequency transceiver (22) and the infrared transceiver (24), and the controller (20) is operable to generate the enable signal in accordance with the at least one communication protocol.
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21 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a controller for generating a control signal; a first communication module coupled to the controller, the first communication module communicating a pulsed signal responsive to the control signal; and a secondary communication module coupled to the controller, the second communication module communicating a second signal, the second communication module responsive to the control signal to suspend an ongoing transmission of the second signal for a duration of the pulsed signal. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A portable communication device comprising:
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a controller having a control signal output; a first communication module coupled to the control signal output of the controller; a second communication module coupled to the control signal output of the controller, the first communication module providing a first signal having a signal duration in response to a control signal on the control signal output of the controller, the second communication module interrupting an ongoing communication of a second signal during the communication of the first signal in response to the control signal on the control signal output of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method in a portable communication device, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first signal as a series of pulses separated by intervals of inactivity; transmitting a second signal only during the intervals of inactivity of the first signals; interrupting the communication of the second signal during the pulses of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method in a communication device, the method comprising:
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communicating a first signal as a series of pulses separated by intervals of inactivity; communicating a second signal; interrupting the communication of the second signal during the pulses of the first signal; resuming transmission of the second signal during the intervals of inactivity of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method in a wireless communications device, the method comprising:
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communicating a pulsed signal having pulses separated by corresponding intervals of inactivity; communicating a second signal at virtually the same time that the pulsed signal is communicating by communicating the second signal during the intervals of inactivity between pulses and interrupting communicating of the second signal during the pulses of the pulsed signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method in a communication device having a first communication module and a second communication module coupled to a controller, the method comprising:
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communicating a first signal from the first communication module in response to a control signal from the controller; interrupting communication of a second signal from the second communications module in response to the control signal; resuming the communication of the second signal upon completion of the communication of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method in a communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving a pre-enable signal indicative that a signal will be communicated within a predetermined time period; determining whether another signal can be communicated before the predetermined time period expires; communicating the other signal only if the other signal may be communicated before the predetermined time period expires. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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