Patent ID: 9402279
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A wireless communication device, comprising: two or more radio resources configured to be collectively used by multiple different wireless radio technologies, wherein the multiple different wireless technologies include a first technology, a second technology, a third technology, and a fourth technology; and an arbitrator configured to perform a multi-level arbitration among the first technology, the second technology, the third technology, and the fourth technology of the multiple different wireless radio technologies to produce an arbitration result, wherein the multi-level arbitration comprises performing at least one arbitration based on a criterion comprising potential inter-technology frequency interference among a subset of the multiple different wireless radio technologies, wherein the multi-level arbitration comprises performing at least one arbitration based on a criterion comprising temperature of the device, a collective current draw of the two or more radio resources, or both, wherein the multi-level arbitration comprises a first level arbitration to produce a first level result, a second level arbitration to produce a second level result when required by the first level result, and a third level arbitration to produce a third level result when required by the second level result, the arbitration result being based on (i) the first level result, (ii) the second level result, and (iii) the third level result, if any, and wherein the two or more radio resources are operated in accordance with the arbitration result.