Patent ID: 7039358

Claim:
Apparatus for transmission coordination, comprising: a first radio transceiver operating in accordance with a first communication protocol and using a frequency band and configured to communicate with a base station in accordance with the first communication protocol; a second radio transceiver operating in accordance with a second communication protocol and using the frequency band; and a coordinator associated with the base station for operating the base station to transmit command signals, in turn, activating the first radio transceiver, deactivating the first radio transceiver, activating the second radio transceiver, and deactivating the second radio transceiver, wherein a first communication utilizing the first communication protocol and a second communication utilizing the second communication protocol are carried out at the same time, and further wherein the second radio transceiver only transmits while the first radio transceiver is not transmitting and the first radio transceiver only transmits while the second radio transceiver is not transmitting.