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Patent No.:

US 10201004 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2016

Coordinated bluetooth—wifi scheduling with bluetooth slot availability mask

Applicant:

Intel Ip Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventor:

Dongsheng Bi, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel IP Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:

Schiff Hardin LLP

Primary Examiner:

Joshua Kading

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/12 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 16/10 (2009.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 74/04 (2009.01); H04W 72/10 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/1205 (2013.01); H04L 5/0001 (2013.01); H04L 5/0078 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 16/10 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 28/0205 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 72/10 (2013.01); H04W 72/1215 (2013.01); H04W 72/1242 (2013.01); H04W 72/1257 (2013.01); H04W 72/1263 (2013.01); H04W 74/04 (2013.01); H04J 3/0685 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for coordinating communications between a Bluetooth system and a WiFi system in a device. Requests for airtime are collected from the Bluetooth system and the WiFi system. A local slot availability mask is prepared showing time slots allocated to the Bluetooth system. The local slot availability mask is forwarded to the WiFi system so that the WiFi system may avoid sending and receiving WiFi wireless communications during time slots allocated for Bluetooth system use. The WiFi system may override the Bluetooth allocation when needed. Changes in priority of the Bluetooth communications and of the WiFi communications result in changes in allocation of time slots.

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