Multiple wireless communication protocol methods and apparatuses
US6600726B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless device is provided with at least one wireless transceiver and at least one controller manager to transmit and receive signals wirelessly to and from network devices of a first and second wireless network, in a coordinated manner, in accordance with a first and a second protocol respectively. The wireless device is further provided with a network manager to coordinate the network devices of the first and second wireless networks to reduce interference between the network devices of the two wireless networks. In various embodiments, the reduction is effectuated through proactive avoidance of interference with dominant devices by dominated devices, whenever an interference is predicted to occur. In other embodiments, the reduction is effectuated through corresponding application of appropriate filtering to correspondingly cancel the respective interfering signals, whenever an interference is predicted to occur.
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