US 8,526,348 B2 · Collaborative coexistence of co-located mobile WiMAX, wireless LAN, and/or bluetooth radios

Abstract

Collaborative coexistence of co-located mobile WiMAX, wireless LAN, and/or Bluetooth radios. Within a communication device that includes multi-protocol communication capability, the various radio modules included within such a communication device operate cooperatively such that collisions are avoided between those various radios. When a first of the radio modules operates as governed by a relatively rigid frame structure, a second of the radio modules capitalizes upon that predetermined nature (of the relatively rigid frame structure) to support communication during times in which that first radio module has a lower level of activity (e.g., turned off completely, within a power savings mode, in a sleep mode, etc.). The radio module operation is performed within a time-orthogonal manner, such that multiple radio modules are not attempting to transmit or receive simultaneously. Moreover, CTS2SELF operation can be employed alone or in conjunction with power savings operation of co-located radios within a communication device.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus, comprising:

a first radio module implemented to support first communications based on a first protocol having a first frame structure;
and
a second radio module implemented to support second communications based on a second protocol having a second frame structure;
and wherein:
based on at least one of the first frame structure and the second frame structure, at least one of the first radio module and the second radio module selectively operative to enter into a power savings mode in which at least one of the first radio module and the second radio module inoperable to receive communications from at least one additional apparatus;
and
based on at least one of the first frame structure and the second frame structure, at least one of the first radio module and the second radio module selectively operative to exit from the power savings mode during at least one selected time interval associated with at least one of the first frame structure and the second frame structure in which at least one of the first radio module and the second radio module operable to receive communications from the at least one additional apparatus.

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An apparatus, comprising:

at least one radio module implemented to support first communications based on a first protocol having a first frame structure and second communications based on a second protocol having a second frame structure;
and wherein:
based on at least one of the first frame structure and the second frame structure, the at least one radio module selectively operative to enter into a power savings mode in which the at least one radio module inoperable to receive communications from at least one additional apparatus;
and
based on at least one of the first frame structure and the second frame structure, the at least one radio module selectively operative to exit from the power savings mode during at least one selected time interval associated with at least one of the first frame structure and the second frame structure in which the at least one radio module operable to receive communications from the at least one additional apparatus.

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A method for operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

operating at least one radio module for supporting first communications based on a first protocol having a first frame structure and second communications based on a second protocol having a second frame structure;
based on at least one of the first frame structure and the second frame structure, operating the at least one radio module selectively to enter into a power savings mode in which the at least one radio module inoperable to receive communications from at least one additional wireless communication device;
and
based on at least one of the first frame structure and the second frame structure, operating the at least one radio module selectively to exit from the power savings mode during at least one selected time interval associated with at least one of the first frame structure and the second frame structure in which the at least one radio module operable to receive communications from the at least one additional wireless communication device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Collaborative coexistence of co-located mobile WiMAX, wireless LAN, and/or bluetooth radios

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Collaborative coexistence of co-located mobile WiMAX, wireless LAN, and/or bluetooth radios

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Abstract

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