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Method and apparatus for maintaining a wireless local area network connection during a bluetooth inquiry phase or a bluetooth paging phase

US8094597B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Marvell International Ltd. · BM

Inventors

Kapil Chhabra · Milpitas, US
Zhenyu Zhang · Fremont, US
Milind Kopikare · San Jose, US
Deepak Jain · Garland, US
Gladys Yuen Yan Wong · Fremont, US
Robert Mack · San Jose, US
Li-Fu Jeng · San Jose, US
Ronak Anjan Chokshi · Fremont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2008
Grant date	Jan 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A beginning of a Bluetooth inquiry phase or a Bluetooth paging phase is determined. In response to determining that the Bluetooth inquiry phase or the Bluetooth paging phase is beginning, a power save (PS) mode signal is sent from a first device to a second device via a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication link, wherein the PS mode signal indicates that the first device is in a WLAN PS mode. A PS poll signal is sent from the first device to the second device via the WLAN communication link in a gap between Bluetooth inquiry phase message transmissions during the Bluetooth inquiry phase or between Bluetooth paging phase message transmissions during the Bluetooth paging phase.

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