Method and apparatus for co-location of two radio frequency devices
First Claim
1. A method for avoiding signal interference, comprising:
- receiving a first frequency range associated with a first radio frequency (RF) circuit at a second RF circuit, wherein the first RF circuit and the second RF circuit are co-located and the first frequency range associated with the first RF circuit overlaps, at least in part, with a second frequency range associated with the second RF circuit; and
configuring the second RF circuit to avoid RF signal collisions with the first RF circuit when the first RF circuit is active.
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Abstract
A method for avoiding signal interference between a first RF circuit and a second RF circuit is provided. The first and second RF circuits are co-located and the first RF circuit is configured to operate in a first frequency range. The second RF circuit is configured to operate in a second frequency range, where the first frequency range overlaps, at least in part, the first frequency range. The method initiates with a controller that is coupled to the first RF circuit and the second RF circuit. Then, the second RF circuit is configured to avoid RF signal collisions with the first RF circuit. An apparatus where two RF devices are co-located without causing interference for each other is also provided.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for avoiding signal interference, comprising:
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receiving a first frequency range associated with a first radio frequency (RF) circuit at a second RF circuit, wherein the first RF circuit and the second RF circuit are co-located and the first frequency range associated with the first RF circuit overlaps, at least in part, with a second frequency range associated with the second RF circuit; and configuring the second RF circuit to avoid RF signal collisions with the first RF circuit when the first RF circuit is active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for avoiding signal interference, comprising:
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receiving a first frequency range for a first radio frequency (RF) circuit at a second RE circuit, wherein the first RF circuit and the second RF circuit are co-located, wherein the second RF circuit is a slave to a third RF circuit and wherein the first frequency range overlaps, at least in part, with a second frequency range associated with the third RF circuit; and causing a propagation of a status of the first RF circuit through the second RE circuit to the third RE circuit, wherein the third RF circuit is configured to avoid RF signal collisions with the first RF circuit when the status indicates that the first RF circuit is active. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus comprising:
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a first radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to operate within a first frequency range; a second RF circuit co-located with the first RF circuit, the second RF circuit configured to receive the first frequency range, the second RF circuit further configured to operate within a second frequency range, wherein the first frequency range overlaps, at least in part, with the second frequency range, and wherein the second RF circuit is configured, in response to the received first frequency range, to avoid RF signal collisions with the first RF circuit when the first RF circuit is active; and an RF output port coupled to the first RF circuit and the second RF circuit. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus comprising:
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a first radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to operate within a first frequency range; a second RF circuit co-located with the first RF circuit; a third RF circuit configured to operate within a second frequency range that overlaps, at least in part, with the first frequency range, and wherein the second RF circuit is configured as a slave to the third RF circuit; a controller that is coupled to the first RF circuit and the second RF circuit for propagation of at least a status of the first RF circuit to reach the third RF circuit so that the third RF circuit avoids RF signal collisions when the status indicates that the first RF circuit is active; and an RF output port coupled to the first RF circuit and the second RF circuit, the RF output port being coupled to one or more antennas.
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