Multi personal area network (PAN) radio with shared transmitter
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1. A transceiver to simultaneously operate on a first personal area network (PAN) and a second PAN, the transceiver comprising:
- a first receiver configured to receive data on the first PAN;
a second receiver configured to receive data on the second PAN at the same time that the first receiver is receiving data on the first PAN;
a shared transmitter that is switchable to transmit data on either the first PAN or on the second PAN; and
a controller configured to control the shared transmitter so that the shared transmitter automatically transmits data on the first PAN when data is available for transmission on the first PAN and on the second PAN when data is available for transmission on the second PAN.
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Abstract
A multi-personal area network (PAN) transceiver includes two or more receiver modules for simultaneously monitoring traffic broadcast on different PANs, but a shared transmitter that switches between the different PANs as needed for transmitting data. The shared transmitter reduces the circuitry that would otherwise be required to transmit on multiple PANs while the multiple receiver modules preserve the ability to monitor traffic on multiple networks.
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1. A transceiver to simultaneously operate on a first personal area network (PAN) and a second PAN, the transceiver comprising:
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a first receiver configured to receive data on the first PAN; a second receiver configured to receive data on the second PAN at the same time that the first receiver is receiving data on the first PAN; a shared transmitter that is switchable to transmit data on either the first PAN or on the second PAN; and a controller configured to control the shared transmitter so that the shared transmitter automatically transmits data on the first PAN when data is available for transmission on the first PAN and on the second PAN when data is available for transmission on the second PAN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method executable by a digital controller to process simultaneous communications on a first personal area network (PAN) and on a second PAN, the method comprising:
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monitoring data received from the first PAN via a first receiver; simultaneously monitoring data received from the second PAN via a second receiver that is distinct from the first receiver; before transmitting data on either the first PAN or the second PAN, determining from the monitored data that the first PAN and the second PAN are both inactive; and controlling a transmitter that is shared between the first PAN and the second PAN to thereby transmit data on either the first PAN or the second PAN only when the first PAN and the second PAN are both inactive. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computing system that communicates on a first personal area network (PAN) and a second personal area network (PAN), the system comprising:
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an input interface configured to receive input data; a controller configured to control processing of the received input data; and a multi-PAN transceiver that communicates with the controller, wherein the multi-PAN transceiver comprises a first receiver configured to receive data on the first PAN, a second receiver configured to receive data on the second PAN, and a shared transmitter that switchably transmits on either of the first PAN and the second PAN. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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