Patent ID: 9326310
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing a Bluetooth connection and a Wi-Fi connection, wherein the Wi-Fi connection exists between a communication device and a Wi-Fi access point, the method comprising: determining, at the communication device, a plurality of signal quality metrics corresponding to the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection; determining, at the communication device and using the plurality of signal quality metrics, whether simultaneous communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection with acceptable performance levels can be achieved; in response to determining that simultaneous-communication with acceptable performance levels can be achieved, altering at least one link parameter among a plurality of link parameters to permit communication via the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection at acceptable performance levels, including in response to determining that simultaneous transmission with acceptable performance levels cannot be achieved, implementing exclusive transmission to allow coexistence between the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection including causing the Wi-Fi access point to refrain from transmitting during a transmission via the Bluetooth connection.