Patent ID: 8913599

Claim:
A circuit comprises: a first wireless interface circuit that transceives packetized data with a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol; a second wireless interface circuit that transceives packetized data with a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol and wherein the second wireless interface circuit operates in a common frequency band with the first wireless interface circuit; and a processing module, coupled to the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, that selectively preempts transmissions by the second external device to the second wireless interface circuit using a plurality of preemption modes including a first preemption mode and a second preemption mode; wherein the second wireless communication protocol is a wireless local area network protocol and wherein the second preemption mode preempts transmissions by the second external device by transmitting packetized data to the second external device that includes a self clear to send indication.