Processor-independent communication of network availability
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorShu Wei Shen
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an electronic device includes a host processor and a module, coupled to the host processor, to communicate over a wireless network using a first wireless communications protocol. The electronic device also includes a controller, coupled to the host processor and the module, to communicate wirelessly with a remote device using a second wireless communications protocol, to obtain a status of the wireless network from the module independently of the host processor, and to transmit the status of the wireless network to the remote device.
Claims32
An electronic device, comprising:
- a host processor;
- a module, coupled to the host processor, to communicate over a wireless network using a first wireless communications protocol;
- and
- a controller, coupled to the host processor and the module, to communicate wirelessly with a remote device using a second wireless communications protocol, to obtain a status of the wireless network from the module independently of the host processor, and to transmit the status of the wireless network to the remote device.
A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- in a controller in an electronic device:
- obtaining a status of a wireless network that uses a first wireless communications protocol from a module in the electronic device for communicating using the first wireless communications protocol, wherein the status of the wireless network is obtained from the module independently of a host processor in the electronic device;
- and
- transmitting the status of the wireless network to a remote device using a second wireless communications protocol.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by a controller in an electronic device, the one or more programs comprising:
- instructions to obtain a status of a wireless network from a module in the electronic device for communicating using a first wireless communications protocol, wherein the status of the wireless network is to be obtained independently of a host processor in the electronic device;
- and
- instructions to transmit the status of the wireless network to a remote device using a second wireless communications protocol.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a host processor;
- means for communicating over a wireless network using a first wireless communications protocol;
- and
- means for communicating with a remote device using a second wireless communications protocol, comprising means for obtaining a status of the wireless network independently of the host processor and for transmitting the status of the wireless network to the remote device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.