Patent ID: 7349666
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: H04B,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A radio communication method in a phone having a first part operatively configured to effect a first bidirectional radio communication with a predetermined station and a second part operatively configured to effect a second bidirectional radio communication with a reader/writer when the phone is positioned adjacent to the reader/writer, the method comprising: detecting, via the second part of the phone, a signal transmitted by the reader/writer to start the second radio communication with the reader/writer; and in response to detecting the signal transmitted by the reader/writer to start the second radio communication with said reader/writer, temporarily stopping output of transmission data in the first radio communication with said predetermined station such that the second radio communication is immediately inhibited from causing interference in the first radio communication, wherein the step of temporarily stopping output of transmission data comprises stopping, via a controller associated with the second part of the phone, the inputting of transmission data into a buffer that temporarily stores the transmission data, wherein the first part of the phone includes a software-hierarchy communication model having a data-link layer and a another layer, the data-link layer being operatively configured to manage transmission data congestion associated with the other layer when in a first mode and the step of temporarily stopping output of transmission data further comprises temporarily forcing the data-link layer into the first mode irregardless of whether the other layer is in a data congestion state.