Wall clock timer and system for generic modem

A method comprising:

• writing first configuration information into a first programmable signal generator;
• writing second configuration information into a second programmable signal generator;
• using the first configuration information in the first programmable signal generator to generate a first control signal;
• supplying the first control signal to a first Wireless Communication System Modem Sub-Circuit (WCSMSC);
• using the second configuration information in the second programmable signal generator to generate a second control signal;
• and
• supplying the second control signal to a second WCSMSC, wherein the first programmable signal generator, the second programmable signal generator, the first WCSMSC, and the second WCSMSC are parts of an integrated circuit;
• wherein the first programmable signal generator and the second programmable signal generator are configured to be programmed to supply the first control signal and the second control signal at a first time period to enable communicating according to a first one of multiple air interface standard communications by controlling respective different start and stop times of each of the first WCSMSC and the second WCSMSC in order to process a frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications by causing the first WCSMSC to perform a first set of operations required to process the frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications and causing the second WCSMSC to perform a second set of operations required to process the frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications, wherein the same first programmable signal generator and the second programmable signal generator are configured to be programmed to supply another first control signal and another second control signal at another time period to enable communicating according to a second one of the multiple air interface standard communications by controlling respective other different start and stop times of each of the first WCSMSC and the second WCSMSC in order to process another frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications by causing the first WCSMSC to perform another first set of operations required to process the other frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications and causing the second WCSMSC to perform another second set of operations required to process the other frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications.

An integrated circuit comprising:

• a circuit that outputs a sequence of multi-bit count values;
• first means for determining that a first stored value corresponds to a multi-bit count value of the sequence and in response causes a first control signal to transition, and wherein the first means also includes first means for supplying the first control signal to a first Wireless Communication System Modem Sub-Circuit (WCSMSC);
• and
• second means for determining that a second stored value corresponds to a multi-bit count value of the sequence and in response causes a second control signal to transition, and wherein the second means also includes second means for supplying the second control signal to a second WCSMSC;
• wherein the first means and the second means are configured to be programmed to supply the first control signal and the second control signal at a first time period to enable communicating according to a first one of multiple air interface standard communications by controlling respective different start and stop times of each of the first WCSMSC and the second WCSMSC in order to process a frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications by causing the first WCSMSC to perform a first set of operations required to process the frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications and causing the second WCSMSC to perform a second set of operations required to process the frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications, wherein the same first means and the second means are configured to be programmed to supply another first control signal and another second control signal at at another time period to enable communicating according to a second one of the multiple air interface standard communications by controlling respective other different start and stop times of each of the first WCSMSC and the second WCSMSC in order to process another frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications by causing the first WCSMSC to perform another first set of operations required to process the other frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications and causing the second WCSMSC to perform another second set of operations required to process the other frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications.

A computer program product embedded in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product being executable on one or more processors and comprising:

• code for causing a computer to configure a time base generator such that the time base generator outputs a sequence of multi-bit count values;
• code for causing the computer to write a first value into a first programmable timer such that the first programmable timer determines when a count value of the sequence of multi-bit count values corresponds to the first value and in response causes a first control signal to transition, wherein the first control signal is supplied to a first Wireless Communication System Modem Sub-Circuit (WCSMSC);
• and
• code for causing the computer to write a second value into a second programmable timer such that the second programmable timer determines when a count value of the sequence of multi-bit count values corresponds to the second value and in response causes a second control signal to transition, wherein the second control signal is supplied to a second WCSMSC, wherein the time base generator, the first programmable timer, the second programmable timer, the first WCSMSC, the second WCSMSC, and the computer-readable medium are parts of an integrated circuit;
• wherein the first programmable timer and the second programmable timer are configured to be programmed to supply the first control signal and the second control signal at a first time period to enable communicating according to a first one of multiple air interface standard communications by controlling respective different start and stop times of each of the first WCSMSC and the second WCSMSC in order to process a frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications by causing the first WCSMSC to perform a first set of operations required to process the frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications and causing the second WCSMSC to perform a second set of operations required to process the frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications, wherein the same first programmable timer and the second programmable timer are configured to be programmed to supply another first control signal and another second control signal at another time period to enable communicating according to a second one of the multiple air interface standard communications by controlling respective other different start and stop times of each of the first WCSMSC and the second WCSMSC in order to process another frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications by causing the first WCSMSC to perform another first set of operations required to process the other frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications and causing the second WCSMSC to perform another second set of operations required to process the other frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications.

A method comprising:

• generating a sequence of multi-bit count values on a communication device, wherein the sequence will not repeat for time of operation of the communication device of more than five years;
• supplying a first value to a programmable timer such that the programmable timer determines when a count value of the sequence of multi-bit count values corresponds to the first value and in response generates a first control signal;
• and
• receiving a time-adjust communication from a time tracking mechanism and in response supplying a second value to the programmable timer such that the programmable timer determines when a count value of the sequence of multi-bit count values corresponds to the second value and in response generates a second control signal, wherein the programmable timer and the time tracking mechanism are parts of the communication device;
• wherein the programmable timer is configured to be programmed to supply the first control signal and the second control signal at a first time period to enable communicating according to a first one of multiple air interface standard communications by controlling respective different start and stop times of each of a first Wireless Communication System Modem Sub-Circuit (WCSMSC) and a second WCSMSC in order to process frames a frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications by causing the first WCSMSC to perform a first set of operations required to process the frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications and causing the second WCSMSC to perform a second set of operations required to process the frame according to the first one of the multiple air interface standard communications, wherein the programmable timer is configured to be programmed to supply another first control signal and another second control signal at another time period to enable communicating according to a second one of the multiple air interface standard communications by controlling respective other different start and stop times of each of the first WCSMSC and the second WCSMSC in order to process another frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications by causing the first WCSMSC to perform another first set of operations required to process the other frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications and causing the second WCSMSC to perform another second set of operations required to process the frame according to the second one of the multiple air interface standard communications.