Patent ID: 8780872
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless device, comprising: a first antenna; a second antenna; a first wireless local-area network (WLAN) transceiver, wherein the first WLAN transceiver is configured to operate, on a dedicated basis, using the first antenna; a second WLAN transceiver; a non-WLAN transceiver, wherein the non-WLAN transceiver and the second WLAN transceiver are configured to share operation of the second antenna, wherein each of the first antenna, the second antenna, the first WLAN transceiver, the second MAN transceiver, and the non-WLAN transceiver is located in the wireless device; and a coexistence mode controller configured to select between a spatial coexistence mode and a temporal coexistence mode, wherein in the spatial coexistence mode, each of the first WLAN transceiver, the second WLAN transceiver, and the non-WLAN transceiver are configured to use respective ones of the first antenna and the second antenna at a same time, wherein in the temporal coexistence mode, each of the first WLAN transceiver, the second WLAN transceiver, and the non-WLAN transceiver are configured to use each of the first antenna and the second antenna at different times, and wherein in each of the spatial coexistence mode and the temporal coexistence mode, the coexistence mode controller is configured to selectively allow the second WLAN transceiver to share operation of the second antenna.