Patent ID: 8908658

Claim:
A wireless communication device, comprising: an antenna; a first communication circuitry coupled to the antenna, the first communication circuitry configured to generate first packets for wireless transmission, via the antenna, in accordance with a first communication protocol; a second communication circuitry coupled to the antenna, the second communication circuitry configured to generate second packets for wireless transmission, via the antenna, in accordance with a second communication protocol; and an access control circuitry coupled to the first communication circuitry and the second communication circuitry, the access control circuitry configured to control access of the first communication circuitry and the second communication circuitry to the antenna, wherein the access control circuitry (i) causes the first communication circuitry to access the antenna during time slots for the wireless transmission of the first packets, wherein the time slots are respectively separated by time intervals of a predefined length, and (ii) causes the second communication circuitry to access the antenna during the time intervals of the predefined length for the wireless transmission of the second packets.