Patent ID: 7801484
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a wireless network transceiver to provide wireless network connectivity for an electronic device using a wireless network protocol; a wireless peripheral transceiver to provide wireless connectivity between the electronic device and one or more peripheral devices; and an electrical interface coupled with the wireless peripheral transceiver having a Universal Serial Bus (USB)-compliant electrical interface and two or more data signal lines to carry signals corresponding to operation of the one or more peripheral devices between the wireless peripheral transceiver and one or more components of the electronic device and one or more co-existence signal lines to carry signals corresponding to transmission characteristics of the wireless network transceiver to the wireless peripheral transceiver, wherein the co-existence signals indicate to the wireless peripheral transceiver a channel to be used by the wireless network transceiver and a time period for use of the channel wherein the electrical interface is a six-line interface that comprises four USB-compliant data signal lines and two co-existence signal lines to carry data corresponding to at least a channel used by the wireless network transceiver.