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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2003
Jie Liang, Plano, TX (US);
Matthew B. Shoemake, Allen, TX (US);
Kofi Anim-appiah, Allen, TX (US);
Anuj Batra, Dallas, TX (US);
Jie Liang, Plano, TX (US);
Matthew B. Shoemake, Allen, TX (US);
Kofi Anim-Appiah, Allen, TX (US);
Anuj Batra, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for providing simultaneous operation of disparate wireless telecommunication technologies within a single device (). The device comprises a plurality of antennas (). The system provides an antenna switching function () communicatively coupled to the plurality of antennas. A first wireless telecommunications function () is communicatively coupled to the antenna switching function, as is a second wireless telecommunications function (). The system provides an arbitration function () communicatively coupled to the antenna switching function and the first and second wireless telecommunications functions. A defined prioritization scheme is provided. The arbitration function operates to control access to the plurality of antennas by the first and second wireless telecommunications functions according to the defined prioritization scheme.