Patent ID: 8902923
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless device comprising: a first set of modules enabled to generate a first baseband signal according to IEEE 802.11 standard, said first baseband signal being modulated to represent a first sequence of data bits; a second set of modules enabled to generate a second baseband signal according to IEEE 802.15.4 standard, said second baseband signal being modulated to represent a second sequence of data bits; a common RF module enabled to up-convert each of said first baseband signal and said second baseband signal to generate a first up-converted signal and a second up-converted signal respectively, said common RF module being enabled to transmit said first up-converted signal and said second up-converted signal on a wireless medium; and a concurrent mode controller, which causes said common RF module to transmit said first up-converted signal and said second up-converted signal in non-overlapping durations, wherein said IEEE 802.15.4 standard specifies a beacon interval representing a duration between successive beacons, said each duration further contains an active duration and an idle duration, wherein said second up-converted signal is transmitted in said active duration and said first up-converted signal is transmitted in said idle duration, wherein said wireless device operates as an IEEE 802.15.4 coordinator in said active duration, and operates according to said 802.11 standard in said idle duration, wherein said wireless device is enabled to operate as a wireless AP in said idle duration of a first beacon interval, and as a wireless station in said idle duration of a second beacon interval.