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Coordination among multiple co-located radio modules

  • US 8,036,683 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2006
  • Issued: 10/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a first transceiver to communicate wirelessly across cellular links;

    a second transceiver to communicate wirelessly across wireless data networking links;

    first and second controllers to exchange information via a coordination module regarding operation of the first and second transceivers, and to control wireless communications of the first and second transceivers based on the exchanged information, the exchanged information including a receive activity indicator sent from the first transceiver to the second transceiver, the receive activity indicator indicating that the first transceiver is engaged in an active cellular call, the exchanged information further including an access request sent from the second controller to the first controller, and an access grant sent from the first controller to the second controller, the access grant indicating the second transceiver may engage in wireless communications, andwherein the first controller schedules transmissions of the first transceiver to avoid reception of the transmissions by the second transceiver, the scheduling including preventing all transmissions by the first transceiver during periods of signal reception by the second transceiver.

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