Simultaneous wireless support in software defined radio
First Claim
1. A method of using a Software Defined Radio (SDR)-enabled wireless device, the SDR-enabled wireless device comprising hardware and/or software for wireless communication and having system parameters indicating capabilities of the hardware and/or software, the method comprising:
- a) receiving a request for performing simultaneous communication according to a first wireless protocol and a second wireless protocol, the first wireless protocol having first protocol requirements for communication and the second wireless protocol having second protocol requirements for communication;
b) determining whether the hardware and/or software of the SDR-enabled wireless device supports simultaneous communication according to the first wireless protocol and the second wireless protocol based at least in part on comparing requirements for the simultaneous communication to the system parameters that indicate the capabilities of the hardware and/or software for wireless communication; and
c) when the hardware and/or software supports simultaneous communication according to the first wireless protocol and second wireless protocol, enabling simultaneous communication according to the first and second wireless protocols.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing the ability to discover the capabilities of a user'"'"'s computer to determine whether it is capable of supporting more than one wireless protocol simultaneously is provided. A computing device'"'"'s capabilities (including, for example, hardware and/or software capabilities) is checked to determine if it supports at least two specific wireless protocols and checking a computing device'"'"'s capabilities (including, for example, hardware and/or software capabilities) is checked to determine if it supports both wireless protocols simultaneously. The techniques for determining the computing device'"'"'s compatibility may include comparing lists of protocol requirements to lists of system capabilities and/or generating test signals by the system according to the protocol.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of using a Software Defined Radio (SDR)-enabled wireless device, the SDR-enabled wireless device comprising hardware and/or software for wireless communication and having system parameters indicating capabilities of the hardware and/or software, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a request for performing simultaneous communication according to a first wireless protocol and a second wireless protocol, the first wireless protocol having first protocol requirements for communication and the second wireless protocol having second protocol requirements for communication; b) determining whether the hardware and/or software of the SDR-enabled wireless device supports simultaneous communication according to the first wireless protocol and the second wireless protocol based at least in part on comparing requirements for the simultaneous communication to the system parameters that indicate the capabilities of the hardware and/or software for wireless communication; and c) when the hardware and/or software supports simultaneous communication according to the first wireless protocol and second wireless protocol, enabling simultaneous communication according to the first and second wireless protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of using a Software Defined Radio (SDR)-enabled wireless computing device, the SDR-enabled wireless device comprising hardware and/or software for wireless communication and having system parameters indicating capabilities of the hardware and/or software, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a request for performing simultaneous communication according to a first wireless protocol and a second wireless protocol, the first wireless protocol having first protocol requirements for communication and the second wireless protocol having second protocol requirements for communication; b) merging the first protocol requirements and the second protocol requirements to yield requirements for the simultaneous communication; c) determining whether the hardware and/or software of the SDR-enabled wireless device supports simultaneous communication according to the first wireless protocol and the second wireless protocol based at least in part on comparing the system requirements for the simultaneous communication to the system parameters that indicate the capabilities of the software and/or hardware installed on the SDR-enabled wireless device; and d) conditionally enabling simultaneous communication according to the first and second wireless protocols based at least in part on a result of the determining of act b). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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