Systems and methods for a reconfigurable radio front-end

A radio comprising:

• an antenna;
• a reconfigurable front-end;
• a single transmit and receive communication chipset configured to operate for WiFi communication and radio-frequency identification (RFID) communication, wherein the single transmit and receive communication chipset comprises a transmitter and a receiver switchable between connecting through a first topological configuration of the reconfigurable front-end to the antenna and connecting through a second topological configuration of the reconfigurable front-end to the antenna to facilitate the Wifi communication or the RFID communication, respectively, via the reconfigurable front-end, and wherein the single transmit and receive communication chipset is switchable between the WiFi communication and the RFID communication, wherein the single transmit and receive communication chipset comprises a first switch configured to select a first front-end communication section or a second front-end communication section of the reconfigurable front-end by altering a topology of the reconfigurable front-end, based on a control signal, to communicate using the antenna, wherein the first topological configuration of the reconfigurable front-end is associated with the WiFi communication and the second topological configuration of the reconfigurable front-end is associated with the RFID communication, wherein the single transmit and receive communication chipset comprises a second switch used for transmit/receive (Tx/Rx) for a Wifi radio;
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• a controller coupled to both the single transmit and receive communication chipset and the reconfigurable front-end.

A method comprising:

• sending a control signal to a reconfigurable front-end of a radio via a communication line;
• switching a topology of the reconfigurable front-end, based on the control signal, to change between communication methods used to transmit and receive signals, the communication methods including WiFi communication and radio-frequency identification (RFID) communication, wherein a first topological configuration of the reconfigurable front-end is associated with the WiFi communication and a second topological configuration of the reconfigurable front-end is associated with the RFID communication;
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• sending, by a common transmit/receive circuitry, a signal to be transmitted via a common antenna used for the WiFi communication and the radio-frequency identification (RFID) communication, wherein the common transmit/receive circuitry comprises a transmitter and a receiver switchable between connecting through the first topological configuration of the reconfigurable front-end to the common antenna and connecting through the second topological configuration of the reconfigurable front-end to the common antenna to facilitate the Wifi communication or the RFID communication, respectively, via the reconfigurable front-end, wherein a controller is coupled to both the common transmit/receive circuitry and the reconfigurable front-end.