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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Wei-lun Wan, Hsinchu, TW;
Hong-kai Hsu, Yonghe, TW;
Chung-shine Huang, Yung-Ho, TW;
Ying-chi Kuo, Tainan, TW;
Jiun-jang Su, Taipei, TW;
Wei-Lun Wan, Hsinchu, TW;
Hong-Kai Hsu, Yonghe, TW;
Chung-Shine Huang, Yung-Ho, TW;
Ying-Chi Kuo, Tainan, TW;
Jiun-Jang Su, Taipei, TW;
Mediatek Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The invention provides a method for operating an apparatus capable of Bluetooth and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)/WiMAX communications. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a Bluetooth module, and a WLAN/WiMAX unit comprising a packet traffic arbitration (PTA) module, and a WLAN/WiMAX module. The Bluetooth module sends a request for Bluetooth signal transceiving to be performed in a Bluetooth time slot to the WLAN/WiMAX unit, wherein the request comprises a length information about length of a transceiving time period for Bluetooth signal transceiving. The Bluetooth module then performs an Bluetooth signal transceiving during the transceiving time period of the Bluetooth time slot after the WLAN/WiMAX unit grants the request. The WLAN/WiMAX unit then performs an WLAN/WiMAX signal transceiving during a residual time period of the Bluetooth time slot in response to the length information.