Single-radio device supporting coexistence between multiple radio access technologies
First Claim
1. A method for using an electronic device to communicate with a wireless network using a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, the method comprising:
- by the electronic device while operating in an active mode in accordance with the first RAT;
conveying wireless data traffic via the first RAT using wireless circuitry of the electronic device;
temporarily interrupting the conveying of the wireless data traffic for an interruption time period, during which communication via the first RAT is disrupted, to monitor a paging channel associated with the second RAT;
enforcing a time limit on the temporary interruption of the conveying of the wireless data traffic; and
resuming the conveying of the wireless data traffic using the first RAT subsequent to the interruption time period,wherein enforcing the time limit comprises limiting the interruption time period to less than a maximum out-of-sync time period allowed while operating in the active mode in accordance with the first RAT and after which the electronic device would transition from the active mode to an idle mode in accordance with the first RAT.
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Abstract
Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communication circuitry. The wireless communication circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry coupled to antennas. An electronic device may include a baseband processor and other storage and processing circuitry that implements protocol stacks for handling multiple radio access technologies. The storage and processing circuitry may use the transceiver circuitry to convey data using a first radio access technology while periodically interrupting the conveying of the data to monitor a paging channel using a second radio access technology. In performing the paging channel monitoring operations, the storage and processing circuitry may enforce a time limit that ensures that operations using the first radio access technology are not disrupted more than desired.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for using an electronic device to communicate with a wireless network using a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, the method comprising:
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by the electronic device while operating in an active mode in accordance with the first RAT; conveying wireless data traffic via the first RAT using wireless circuitry of the electronic device; temporarily interrupting the conveying of the wireless data traffic for an interruption time period, during which communication via the first RAT is disrupted, to monitor a paging channel associated with the second RAT; enforcing a time limit on the temporary interruption of the conveying of the wireless data traffic; and resuming the conveying of the wireless data traffic using the first RAT subsequent to the interruption time period, wherein enforcing the time limit comprises limiting the interruption time period to less than a maximum out-of-sync time period allowed while operating in the active mode in accordance with the first RAT and after which the electronic device would transition from the active mode to an idle mode in accordance with the first RAT. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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radio-frequency transceiver circuitry; at least one antenna coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver circuitry; and storage and processing circuitry coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver circuitry, wherein the storage and processing circuitry is configured to cause the electronic device, while operating in an active mode in accordance with a first radio access technology (RAT), to; convey wireless data traffic to a wireless network via the first RAT; temporarily interrupt the conveying of the wireless data traffic for an interruption time period, during which communication via the first RAT is disrupted, to monitor a paging channel associated with a second RAT; enforce a time limit on the temporary interruption of the conveying of the wireless data traffic; and resume the conveying of the wireless data traffic using the first RAT subsequent to the interruption time period, wherein the electronic device enforces the time limit by at least limiting the interruption time period to less than a maximum out-of-sync time period allowed while operating in the active mode in accordance with the first RAT after which the electronic device would transition from the active mode to an idle mode in accordance with the first RAT. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program code stored thereon, the computer program code configured to, when executed by processing circuitry implemented on an electronic device, cause the electronic device, while operating in an active mode in accordance with a first radio access technology (RAT), to:
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convey wireless data traffic to a wireless network via the first RAT; temporarily interrupt the conveying of the wireless data traffic for an interruption time period, during which communication via the first RAT is disrupted, to monitor a paging channel associated with a second RAT; enforce a time limit on the temporary interruption of the conveying of the wireless data traffic; and resume the conveying of the wireless data traffic using the first RAT subsequent to the interruption time period, wherein the electronic device enforces the time limit by at least limiting the interruption time period to less than a maximum out-of-sync time period allowed while operating in the active mode in accordance with the first RAT after which the electronic device would transition from the active mode to an idle mode in accordance with the first RAT.
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