SIMULTANEOUS WIRELESS SUPPORT IN SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO

• US 20120014363A1
• Filed: 09/26/2011
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Hassan, Amer A., Wu, Deyun, Shen, Hui, Huitema, Christian, Kuehnel, Thomas W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,929,285 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A system and method for providing the ability to discover the capabilities of a user'"'"'s computer to determine whether it is capable of supporting more than one wireless protocol simultaneously is provided. A computing device'"'"'s capabilities (including, for example, hardware and/or software capabilities) is checked to determine if it supports at least two specific wireless protocols and checking a computing device'"'"'s capabilities (including, for example, hardware and/or software capabilities) is checked to determine if it supports both wireless protocols simultaneously. The techniques for determining the computing device'"'"'s compatibility may include comparing lists of protocol requirements to lists of system capabilities and/or generating test signals by the system according to the protocol.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

programmable circuitry;

software encoded on at least one computer-readable medium to program the programmable circuitry to implement a software defined radio; and

a verification module to determine whether the software defined radio is able to communicate according to specified first and second wireless protocols simultaneously.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuitry and the computer-readable medium are components of a first computing device, and the verification module is a component of a second computing device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuitry, the computer-readable medium, and the verification module are components of a first computing device.