Multi-mode communication unit
AssigneeUltra Electronics TCS Inc.
InventorsAlexandre Marsolais, Michel Forte, Denis Couillard
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Abstract
There is described a method of operating a multi-mode communication unit. For each radio frame of a radio communication frame structure, the unit selectively sets a mode of radio frequency operation for one of transmission and reception for a selected radio frame duration, for operation in a radio communication mode of operation or in a sensing mode of operation. The unit may also interrupt a transmission task within a given radio frame at a time selected in accordance with a sensing instant of a second communication unit to which the data being transmitted and perform a different task for a duration of the sensing instant of the second communication unit.
Claims15
A method of operating a multi-mode communication unit, the method comprising:
- for each radio frame of a radio communication frame structure, selectively setting a mode of radio frequency operation for one of transmission and reception and selectively setting a given radio frame duration, for operation of the unit in at least one of a radio communication mode of operation and a sensing mode of operation;
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- interrupting a task within a given radio frame at a time selected in accordance with a set of priorities determined by the unit, and performing a different task for a given radio frame duration, the different task and the given radio frame duration being selected by the unit.
A multi-mode communication unit comprising:
- a central module connected to at least one receiver, at least one transmitter, and a waveform processor and adapted for selectively setting a mode of radio frequency operation for each radio frame of a radio communication frame structure for one of transmission and reception for a given radio frame duration, for operation of the unit in at least one of a radio communication mode of operation and a sensing mode of operation;
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- a task module adapted for selecting a task for a given radio frame wherein the task module comprises a decision engine that selects the task and the given radio frame duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.