Multiple disparate wireless units sharing of antennas
AssigneeOQO, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Betts-LaCroix, Mike Furlotti
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Abstract
Multiple disparate wireless units sharing of antennas are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes, but is not limited to, a first wireless communication unit of a first wireless communication standard, where the first standard includes selecting one of two antennas provided. The apparatus further includes a second wireless communication unit of a second wireless communication standard, where a first antenna and a second antenna are shared by the first and second communication units. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
Claims11
An apparatus comprising:
- a first antenna;
- a second antenna;
- a first wireless communication unit of a first wireless communication standard, the first wireless communication unit comprising means for selecting one of the first and second antennas for use by the first wireless communication unit;
- a second wireless communication unit of a second wireless communication standard;
- means for sharing the first antenna and the second antenna between the first and second communication units;
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- switch control logic comprising:
- means for identifying a priority of an activity of the second wireless communication unit in connection with the first antenna;
- means for determining whether the identified priority is a predetermined priority;
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- means for opposing switching a connection of the second wireless communication unit from the first antenna to the second antenna if the identified priority is the predetermined priority.
A method for use with an apparatus including a first antenna, a second antenna, a first wireless communication unit of a first wireless communication standard, a second wireless communication unit of a second wireless communication standard, and means for sharing the first and second antennas between the first and second communication units, the method comprising:
- (A) identifying a priority of an activity of the second wireless communication unit in connection with the first antenna;
- (B) determining whether the identified priority is a predetermined priority;
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- (C) opposing switching a connection of the second wireless communication unit from the first antenna to the second antenna if the identified priority is the predetermined priority.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.