Systems and methods for controlling the transmission and reception of packets over a common antenna
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system, comprising:
- first wireless communication circuitry to receive and transmit packets of a first type via an antenna;
second wireless communication circuitry to receive and transmit packets of a second type via the antenna, wherein the packets of the second type are transmitted and received during time slots having a predefined length, and wherein the time slots are separated by time intervals during which no packets of the second type are transmitted or received by the second wireless communication circuitry; and
an arbiter to control access of the first wireless communication circuitry and the second wireless communication circuitry to the antenna, wherein the arbiter causes the packets of the first type to be transmitted and received by the first wireless communication circuitry during the time intervals during which no packets of the second type are transmitted or received by the second wireless communication circuitry.
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Abstract
A system including i) first wireless communication circuitry to receive and transmit packets of a first type via an antenna, and ii) second wireless communication circuitry to receive and transmit packets of a second type via the antenna. The packets of the second type are transmitted and received during time slots having a predefined length, and the time slots are separated by time intervals during which no packets of the second type are transmitted or received by the second wireless communication circuitry. The system further includes an arbiter to control access of the first wireless communication circuitry and the second wireless communication circuitry to the antenna, wherein the arbiter causes the packets of the first type to be transmitted and received by the first wireless communication circuitry during the time intervals during which no packets of the second type are transmitted or received by the second wireless communication circuitry.
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13 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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first wireless communication circuitry to receive and transmit packets of a first type via an antenna; second wireless communication circuitry to receive and transmit packets of a second type via the antenna, wherein the packets of the second type are transmitted and received during time slots having a predefined length, and wherein the time slots are separated by time intervals during which no packets of the second type are transmitted or received by the second wireless communication circuitry; and an arbiter to control access of the first wireless communication circuitry and the second wireless communication circuitry to the antenna, wherein the arbiter causes the packets of the first type to be transmitted and received by the first wireless communication circuitry during the time intervals during which no packets of the second type are transmitted or received by the second wireless communication circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling access of first wireless communication circuitry and second wireless communication circuitry to a single antenna, the method comprising;
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permitting the first wireless communication circuitry to access the single antenna and transmit or receive packets of a first type during time slots, wherein the time slots are separated by time intervals during which no packets of the first type are transmitted or received by the short range wireless communication circuitry, and wherein the time intervals have a predefined length; and permitting the second wireless communication circuitry to access the single antenna and transmit or receive packets of a second type during the time intervals during which no packets of the first type are transmitted or received by the first wireless communication circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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means for receiving and transmitting data packets via an antenna; means for receiving and transmitting audio packets via the antenna, wherein the audio packets are transmitted and received during time slots having a predefined length, and wherein the time slots are separated by time intervals during which no audio packets are transmitted or received; and means for controlling access to the antenna by causing the data packets to be transmitted and received during the time intervals during which no audio packets are transmitted or received. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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