Systems and methods for providing collaborative coexistence between bluetooth and Wi-Fi
First Claim
1. A method for managing a Bluetooth connection and a Wi-Fi connection, wherein the Wi-Fi connection exists between a communication device and a Wi-Fi access point, the method comprising:
- determining, at the communication device, a plurality of signal quality metrics corresponding to the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection;
determining, at the communication device and using the plurality of signal quality metrics, whether simultaneous communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection with acceptable performance levels can be achieved;
in response to determining that simultaneous-communication with acceptable performance levels can be achieved, altering at least one link parameter among a plurality of link parameters to permit communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection at acceptable performance levels, includinginstructing, at the communication device, a user to move away from the Wi-Fi access point; and
in response to determining that simultaneous transmission with acceptable performance levels cannot be achieved, implementing exclusive transmission to allow coexistence between the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection including causing the Wi-Fi access point to refrain from transmitting during a transmission via the Bluetooth connection.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for providing Bluetooth and Wi-Fi coexistence on an electronic device. Aspects of exemplary embodiments include determining Bluetooth link parameters for a Bluetooth connection and Wi-Fi link parameters for a Wi-Fi connection. Also, a Bluetooth path loss for the Bluetooth connection and a Wi-Fi path loss for the Wi-Fi connection can be determined. According to this embodiment, one or more link conditions, based upon one or more of the Bluetooth link parameters, the Wi-Fi link parameters, the Bluetooth path loss, and the Wi-Fi path loss, may be calculated to determine if simultaneous collaboration between the Bluetooth connection and Wi-Fi connection is feasible. In response to simultaneous collaboration being feasible, the Bluetooth link parameters and the Wi-Fi link parameters are customized based on the one or more link conditions to permit simultaneous collaboration between the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for managing a Bluetooth connection and a Wi-Fi connection, wherein the Wi-Fi connection exists between a communication device and a Wi-Fi access point, the method comprising:
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determining, at the communication device, a plurality of signal quality metrics corresponding to the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection; determining, at the communication device and using the plurality of signal quality metrics, whether simultaneous communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection with acceptable performance levels can be achieved; in response to determining that simultaneous-communication with acceptable performance levels can be achieved, altering at least one link parameter among a plurality of link parameters to permit communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection at acceptable performance levels, including instructing, at the communication device, a user to move away from the Wi-Fi access point; and in response to determining that simultaneous transmission with acceptable performance levels cannot be achieved, implementing exclusive transmission to allow coexistence between the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection including causing the Wi-Fi access point to refrain from transmitting during a transmission via the Bluetooth connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication device, comprising:
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a front end device configured to permit simultaneous communication via a Bluetooth connection and a Wi-Fi connection with a Wi-Fi access point; and a processor device configured to; determine a plurality of signal quality metrics corresponding to the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection, determine, using the plurality of signal quality metrics, whether simultaneous communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection with acceptable performance levels can be achieved, in response to determining that simultaneous-communication with acceptable performance levels can be achieved, alter at least one link parameter among a plurality of link parameters to permit communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection at acceptable performance levels, including causing the communication device to instruct a user to move away from the Wi-Fi access point to permit communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection at acceptable performance levels, and in response to determining that simultaneous transmission with acceptable performance levels cannot be achieved, implement exclusive transmission to allow coexistence between the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection including causing the Wi-Fi access point to refrain from transmitting during a transmission via the Bluetooth connection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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determine a plurality of signal quality metrics corresponding to a Bluetooth connection and a Wi-Fi connection between i) a communication device including the processor and ii) a Wi-Fi access point; determining, using the plurality of signal quality metrics, whether simultaneous communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection with acceptable performance levels can be achieved; in response to determining that simultaneous-communication with acceptable performance levels can be achieved, altering at least one link parameter among a plurality of link parameters to permit communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection at acceptable performance levels, including causing the communication device to instruct a user to move away from the Wi-Fi access point to permit communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection at acceptable performance levels; and in response to determining that simultaneous transmission with acceptable performance levels cannot be achieved, implementing exclusive transmission to allow coexistence between the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection including causing the Wi-Fi access point to refrain from transmitting during a transmission via the Bluetooth connection. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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