Terminal

• US 8,897,710 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2003
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Penna, David E., Houldsworth, Richard J., Boyle, Kevin R., Hunt, Bernard
• Primary Examiner(s): Bilodeau, David
• Application Number:
  US10/510,786
• Publication Number:
  US 20050163964A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,254 Days
• Field of Search: 428/99, 428/100, 244/42, 244/51, 455/63.1
• US Class Current: 455/63.1
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 18/0003 Fastener constructions A44B18/0023, A44B18/0046 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 18/0015 Male or hook elements A44B18/0007 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 18/0096 Shape memory materials
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 2201/12 Shape memory
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/77 Use of a shape-memory material
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/81 Use of a material of the hooks-and-loops type
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/09 Arrangements for receiving desired information automatically according to timetables
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/1215 for collaboration of different radio technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/27 including readily dissociable fastener having numerous, protruding, unitary filaments randomly interlocking with, and simultaneously moving towards, mating structure [e.g., hook-loop type fastener]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/2783 having filaments constructed from coated, laminated, or composite material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24008 including fastener for attaching to external surface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24017 Hook or barb

Abstract

A terminal configured to receive data from a broadcast station that may simultaneously participate in a wireless network via transmissions to a wireless base station. The terminal determines time periods when data of interest to the terminal will be broadcast and schedules transmissions to the base station to avoid these time periods, thereby avoiding the transmissions preventing reception of the data of interest. The time periods may be determined amongst other means from scheduling information transmitted by the broadcast station.

Claims

1. A terminal comprising:

a receiver configured to receive broadcast data from a broadcast station based on a schedule that is independent of the terminal,

a transceiver configured to simultaneously participate in a wireless network,

a processor configured to;

determine time periods when data of interest to the terminal will be broadcast, and

control the transceiver to schedule transmissions to the wireless network to avoid transmission to the wireless network during time periods that would interfere with broadcast reception of the data of interest of the scheduled broadcast data.

2. The terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine the time periods from observed patterns in the transmission of data by the broadcast station.

3. The terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine the time periods from additional data transmitted by the broadcast station specifying the transmission time of forthcoming data prior to its transmission.

4. The terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine the time periods from information accessed via the wireless network.

5. A communication system comprising;

a broadcast station; and

a terminal, wherein the terminal comprises;

a receiver configured to receive broadcast data from the broadcast station based on a schedule that is independent of the terminal,

a transceiver configured to participate in a wireless network,

a processor configured to;

determine time periods when data of interest to the terminal will be broadcast, and

control the transceiver to schedule transmissions to the wireless network to avoid transmission to the wireless network during time periods that would interfere with broadcast reception of the data of interest of the scheduled broadcast data.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the broadcast station forms part of the wireless network and operates according to a broadcast mode of that network.

7. A broadcast station for transmitting broadcast data to a plurality of terminals based on a schedule that is independent of the terminals, the broadcast station comprising a transmitter configured to broadcast scheduling information relating to the timing of at least a portion of the broadcast data, thereby enabling the terminal to schedule transmissions to a wireless network to avoid transmission to the wireless network during time periods that would interfere with reception by the terminal of data of interest of the scheduled broadcast data.

8. The station as claimed in claim 7, wherein the portion of the broadcast data is sent as data bursts at regular intervals and the scheduling information comprises the transmission times of previous data bursts, from which the timing of future data bursts can be determined.

9. The station as claimed in claim 7, wherein the scheduling information comprises additional data specifying the transmission time of forthcoming data prior to its transmission.

10. A method of operating a terminal comprising a receiver for receiving broadcast data from a broadcast station and a transceiver for participating in a wireless network, wherein the method comprises acts of

determining time periods when data of interest to the terminal will be broadcast based on a schedule that is independent of the terminal, and

controlling the transceiver to schedule transmissions to the wireless network to avoid transmission to the wireless network during time periods that would interfere with broadcast reception of the data of interest of the scheduled broadcast data.

11. A processor for operating a terminal comprising a receiver for receiving broadcast data from a broadcast station and a transceiver for participating in a wireless network, the processor comprising a portion configured to

determine time periods when data of interest to the terminal will be broadcast based on a schedule that is independent of the terminal, and

control the transceiver to schedule transmissions to the wireless network to avoid transmission to the wireless network during time periods that would interfere with broadcast reception of the data of interest of the scheduled broadcast data.

12. The processor as claimed in claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to disable transmission when required to avoid conflicting with broadcast reception.