Patent ID: 8706032
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a Bluetooth connection and a Wi-Fi connection on an electronic device, wherein the Wi-Fi connection exists between the electronic device and a Wi-Fi access point, the method comprising: determining i) first Bluetooth link parameters representing radio frequency signal characteristics of the Bluetooth connection from the perspective of the electronic device, and ii) first Wi-Fi link parameters representing radio frequency signal characteristics of the Wi-Fi connection from the perspective of the electronic device; determining i) second Bluetooth link parameters representing radio frequency signal characteristics of the Bluetooth connection from the perspective of the Bluetooth peer device, and ii) second Wi-Fi link parameters representing radio frequency signal characteristics of the Wi-Fi connection from the perspective of the Wi-Fi access point; calculating one or more link conditions, based upon i) one or more of the first Bluetooth link parameters, ii) one or more of the second Bluetooth link parameters, iii) one or more of the first Wi-Fi link parameters, and iv) one or more of the second Wi-Fi link parameters, to determine if simultaneous transmission from the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection is feasible; in response to determining simultaneous-transmission to be feasible, altering at least one of based on the one or more link conditions to permit simultaneous transmission from the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection; and in response to determining simultaneous transmission to be unfeasible, implementing exclusive transmission to allow coexistence between the Bluetooth connection and the Wi-Fi connection including precluding the Wi-Fi access point from transmitting frames in an area proximate to the electronic device.