Patent ID: 8126447
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication apparatus that combines Bluetooth/alternate radio links, comprising: a first radio unit for communicating with an external apparatus on a Bluetooth radio link; a second radio unit for communicating with an external apparatus on a second radio link other than the Bluetooth radio link; and a data processing portion that implements upper, intermediate and lower level software layers, said intermediate level software layer providing interfacing between said first radio unit and said upper level software layer to interpret operational conditions of a Bluetooth radio for an upper level, supervisory software layer, said lower level software layer providing interfacing between said second radio unit and said intermediate level software layer, and said intermediate level software layer providing interfacing between said upper and lower level software layers; wherein said upper and intermediate level software layers are cooperable to permit said apparatus to respond to a first event associated with operation of said first radio unit, wherein said upper, intermediate and lower level software layers are cooperable to permit said apparatus to respond to a second event associated with operation of said second radio unit, wherein said intermediate level software layer notifies said upper level software layer of said first and second events, wherein said lower level software layer provides to said intermediate level software layer an event indicator that indicates occurrence of said second event, and wherein said lower level software layer provides said event indicator based on information received from said second radio unit and indicative of an operating condition associated with said second radio unit, and further based on information contained in said lower level software layer and defining a correspondence between said event indicator and said operating condition.