Systems And Methods For Switched Protocol Wireless Connection
AssigneeSilicon Laboratories Inc.
InventorVitor M. Pereira
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to selectively enable relatively higher data throughput and higher power WiFi bidirectional wireless protocol capability during times of system wireless activity, and to selectively disable the WiFi bidirectional wireless protocol and enable relatively lower data throughput and lower power wireless protocol capability during the absence of such system wireless activity. The systems and methods may be implemented to enable bi-directional wireless communication and/or external activation of a wireless device both during times of wireless device activity and during times in which wireless device activity is absent and/or a wireless device is inactive and not transmitting.
Claims21
A wireless system, comprising:
- at least one antenna;
- at least one bidirectional wireless data communication path coupled to the antenna;
- and
- at least one processor or programmable logic device (PLD) coupled to provide output data to the at least one bidirectional wireless data communication path, the at least one processor or PLD being configured to:
- execute at least one application to perform at least one intermittent or periodic activity to produce the output data,
- selectively enable a bidirectional IEEE 802.11-based WiFi first wireless communication protocol to transmit the produced output data to one or more external wireless devices using the WiFi first wireless communication protocol, and
- then selectively disable the WiFi first wireless communication protocol after transmitting the produced output data while using a second and different bidirectional wireless communication protocol that consumes relatively less operating power than does the WiFi first wireless communication protocol to communicate with one or more external wireless devices while the WiFi first wireless communication protocol is disabled.
A method, comprising using at least one processor or programmable logic device (PLD) of a wireless system to:
- execute at least one application to perform at least one intermittent or periodic activity to produce output data;
- selectively enable a bidirectional IEEE 802.11-based WiFi first wireless communication protocol to transmit the produced output data to one or more external wireless devices using the WiFi first wireless communication protocol;
- and
- then selectively disable the WiFi first wireless communication protocol after transmitting the produced output data while using a second and different bidirectional wireless communication protocol that consumes relatively less operating power than does the WiFi first wireless communication protocol to communicate with one or more external wireless devices while the WiFi first wireless communication protocol is disabled.
A single-die integrated circuit, comprising:
- at least one bidirectional wireless data communication path configured to be coupled to at least one antenna;
- and
- at least one processor or programmable logic device (PLD) coupled to provide output data to the at least one bidirectional wireless data communication path, the at least one processor or PLD being configured to:
- execute at least one application to perform at least one intermittent or periodic activity to produce the output data,
- selectively enable a bidirectional IEEE 802.11-based WiFi first wireless communication protocol to provide the produced output data to the antenna for transmission, and
- then selectively disable the WiFi first wireless communication protocol while using a second and different bidirectional wireless communication protocol that consumes relatively less operating power than does the WiFi first wireless communication protocol to provide data to the antenna and receive data from the antenna while the WiFi first wireless communication protocol is disabled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.