Patent ID: 8769176

Claim:
A system comprising: a first communication module configured to transmit or receive data via an antenna in accordance with a first communication standard; a second communication module configured to transmit or receive data via the antenna in accordance with a second communication standard, wherein the second communication standard is different than the first communication standard; and an arbitration module configured to output a first mutual grant in which both the first communication module and the second communication module are able to simultaneously transmit data via the antenna, output a second mutual grant in which both the first communication module and the second communication module are able to simultaneously receive data via the antenna, output a third mutual grant in which the first communication module and the second communication module are able to simultaneously transmit and receive data, respectively, via the antenna, output a fourth mutual grant in which the first communication module and the second communication module are able to simultaneously receive and transmit data, respectively, via the antenna, output an exclusive grant in which only i) the first communication module is permitted to transmit or receive data in accordance with the first communication standard, or ii) the second communication module is permitted to transmit or receive data in accordance with the second communication standard, and not output the exclusive grant to a given communication module if the other communication module is communicating in a locked mode in which communication cannot be interrupted.