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US 2009/0290490 A1Published application
Sharing A Radio Frequency Interface Resource
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorLinda Bucsay Welsh
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Abstract
Applications may seek access to a radio frequency interface resource on a processor-based system that exceeds the available capacity of that resource. When more than one application needs access to an RF interface resource at the same time and the available capacity of the RF interface resource does not permit all these requests to be granted, contention resolution may be provided. In one embodiment, the contention resolution may involve determining the priority of each application seeking RF interface resource access and granting access based on that priority.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- receiving radio frequency interface resource requests on a platform from at least two applications that create contention because the platform does not have the resources to grant both requests;
- determining the priority of the at least two applications;
- based on the priority, granting one of said resource requests for a period of time;
- and
- determining if the granted resource can be yielded before the end of the period of time.
2 more elements
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a storage storing instructions that enable the processor to receive radio frequency interface resource requests from at least two applications that create contention because the system does not have the resources to grant both requests, determine the priority of each application, based on the priority, grant one of the resource requests for a period of time, and determine if the granted resource can be yielded before the end of the period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.