Texas Instruments Corporation

Ian James Sherlock

Leonardo William Estevez

Assaf Sella

An apparatus includes an integrated circuit that includes a microprocessor and a microcontroller unit circuit (MCU) coupled to the microprocessor. The MCU includes a central processing unit (CPU) core and a network processor that implements a wireless interface. The MCU is configured to execute a location application that facilitates a determination of a physical location of the apparatus. The MCU may also be configured to support one or more management functions. The microprocessor sends data to the MCU for wireless transmission by the MCU's wireless interface.

Integrated Wi-Fi location

A master electronic circuit includes a storage representing a wireless collision avoidance networking process involving collision avoidance overhead and combined with a schedulable process including a serial data transfer process and a scheduler, a wireless modem operable to transmit and receive wireless signals for the networking process and a processor coupled with the storage and with the wireless modem and operable to execute the scheduler to establish and transmit a schedule for plural serial data transfers involving the processor and distinct station identifications, and to execute the serial data transfers inside the wireless networking process and according to the schedule so as to avoid at least some of the collision avoidance overhead. Other electronic circuits, processes of making and using, and systems are disclosed.

WiFi establishing a protected medium duration for USB-like wireless operations

A master electronic circuit () includes a storage () representing a wireless collision avoidance networking process () involving collision avoidance overhead and combined with a schedulable process () including a serial data transfer process and a scheduler, a wireless modem () operable to transmit and receive wireless signals for the networking process (), and a processor () coupled with the storage () and with the wireless modem () and operable to execute the scheduler to establish and transmit a schedule () for plural serial data transfers involving the processor () and distinct station identifications, and to execute the serial data transfers inside the wireless networking process and according to the schedule so as to avoid at least some of the collision avoidance overhead. Other electronic circuits, processes of making and using, and systems are disclosed.

Interrelated WiFi and USB protocols and other application framework processes, circuits and systems

A system and method is provided for monitoring interference in a wireless communication system. The system and method monitor error statistic data at one or more devices in a wireless communication system. The error statistic data can be utilized to determine the location of the interference. If any unusual error statistic data is present at the one or more of the devices, raw unprocessed data is provided from the devices experiencing unusual error activity. The raw unprocessed data can be utilized to characterize the interference. For example, the raw unprocessed data can be compared to one or more interference templates to determine an interference type. The raw unprocessed data can be compared between devices in the wireless communication system to determine the location of the interference with increased precision.

System and method for detecting and locating interferers in a wireless communication system

A DSL modem (). The DSL modem includes a connector () comprising a first pair of conductors (IP, IP) and a second pair of conductors (OP, OP). The DSL modem further includes both circuitry for transmitting according to a DSL protocol () and circuitry for receiving according to a DSL protocol (). Still further, the DSL modem includes switching circuitry () operable to selectively switch to a first position to couple the circuitry for transmitting and the circuitry for receiving to the first pair of conductors and to a second position to couple the circuitry for transmitting and the circuitry for receiving to the second pair of conductors. Lastly, the DSL modem includes circuitry (CONTROL) for controlling the switching circuitry to switch to one of the first position and the second position and for then detecting whether DSL service exists along the pair of conductors to which the circuitry for transmitting and the circuitry for receiving is then coupled.

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Dallas, TX, United States of America

Ian James Sherlock