Handheld computing unit coordination of femtocell AP functions
First Claim
1. A handheld computing unit that functions as a stand-alone battery operated unit comprises:
- a processing module operable coupled to;
determine whether a femtocell access point (AP) mode is active;
when the femtocell AP mode is active, determine whether at least one other handheld computing unit is supporting a femotcell;
when the at least one other handheld computing unit is supporting the femtocell, enable a femtocell AP operation to utilize the handheld computing as a distributed unit to provide a femtocell AP function to support the femtocell along with the at least one other handheld computing unit, the femtocell AP operations IS distributed by at least;
accessing a predetermined distributing mapping of the femtocell AP functions for a given number of handheld computing units;
utilizing a coordinated communication protocol for the given number of handheld computing units to determine a distribution of the femtocell AP functions; and
interpreting a femtocell AP signal to determine the femtocell AP function;
a plurality of physical layer (PHY) units, wherein a PHY Unit of the plurality of PHY units is operably coupled to communicate with at least one other handheld computing unit.
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Abstract
A handheld computing unit includes a processing module and a plurality of PHY units. The processing module determines whether a femtocell access point (AP) mode is active. When the femtocell AP mode is active, the processing module determines whether at least one other handheld computing unit is supporting femtocell AP operations. When another handheld computing unit is not supporting the femtocell AP operations, the processing module enables the femtocell AP operations. A PHY unit of the plurality of PHY units converts a downstream PHY signal into a downstream radio frequency (RF) signal and converts an upstream RF signal into an upstream PHY signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld computing unit that functions as a stand-alone battery operated unit comprises:
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a processing module operable coupled to; determine whether a femtocell access point (AP) mode is active; when the femtocell AP mode is active, determine whether at least one other handheld computing unit is supporting a femotcell; when the at least one other handheld computing unit is supporting the femtocell, enable a femtocell AP operation to utilize the handheld computing as a distributed unit to provide a femtocell AP function to support the femtocell along with the at least one other handheld computing unit, the femtocell AP operations IS distributed by at least; accessing a predetermined distributing mapping of the femtocell AP functions for a given number of handheld computing units; utilizing a coordinated communication protocol for the given number of handheld computing units to determine a distribution of the femtocell AP functions; and interpreting a femtocell AP signal to determine the femtocell AP function; a plurality of physical layer (PHY) units, wherein a PHY Unit of the plurality of PHY units is operably coupled to communicate with at least one other handheld computing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A handheld computing unit that functions as a stand-alone battery operated unit comprises:
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a processing module operably coupled to; detect a femtocell access point (AP) operation for a femtocell based on a femtocell AP signal; determine a femtocell AP operations implementation mode enable at least one femtocell AP function in accordance with the femtocell AP operations implementation mode, when the femtocell AP operations mode is distributed, by at least one of; accessing a predetermined distributed mapping of femtocell AP functions for a given number of handheld computing units; utilizing a coordinated communication protocol for the given number of handheld computing units to determine a distribution of the femtocell AP functions; and interpreting the femtocell AP signal to determine the at least one femtocell AP function; generate a femtocell control signal in accordance with the at least one femtocell AP function; a plurality of physical layer (PHY) units operable coupled to the processing module; and a local wireless interface module, wherein the local wireless interface module or one of the plurality of PHY units is operable coupled to transfer the femtocell control signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A handheld computing unit that functions as a stand-alone battery operated unit comprises:
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a processing module operably coupled to; detect a femtocell access point (AP) operation for a femtocell based on a femtocell AP signal; determine a femtocell AP operations implementation mode; determine whether the handheld computing unit is of a higher master priority than a current master, when the femtocell AP operations implementation mode is in a master/slave mode; determine which femtocell AP functions to perform locally and which femtocell AP functions to have performed by at least one other handheld computing unit, when the handheld computing unit has a higher master priority, by at least one of; accessing a predetermined mapping of femtocell AP functions; querying the at least one other handheld computing unit regarding one or more user devices; querying the at least one other handheld computing unit regarding available resources; and querying the at least one other handheld computing unit regarding available power; enable the femtocell AP functions to perform locally; generate an assignment message indicating the femtocell AP functions to be performed by the at least one other handheld computing unit; and a plurality of physical layer (PHY) units operably coupled to the processing module; and a local wireless interface module, wherein the local wireless interface module or one of the plurality of PHY units is operably coupled to transfer the assignment message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A handheld computing unit that functions as a stand-alone battery operated unit comprises:
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a processing module operably coupled to; detect a femtocell access point (AP) operation for a femtocell based on a femtocell AP signal; determine a femtocell AP operations implementation mode; determine whether the handheld computing unit is of a higher master priority than a current master, when the femtocell AP operations implementation mode is in a master/slave mode; determine which femtocell AP functions to perform locally and which femtocell AP functions to have performed by at least one other handheld computing unit, when the handheld computing has a higher master priority, by; determining that the handheld computing unit is to perform the femtocell AP functions to support a first set of user devices; and determining that the at least one other handheld computing unit is to perform the femtocell AP functions to support a second set of user devices enable the femtocell AP functions to perform locally; generate an assignment message indicating the femtocell AP functions to be performed by at least one other handheld computing unit and; a plurality of physical layer (PHY) units operably coupled to the processing module; and a local wireless interface module, wherein the local wireless module or one of the plurality of PHY units is operably coupled to transfer the assignment message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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