Patent ID: 8340578

Claim:
A wireless device, comprising: a processing apparatus; at least two differing wireless network interfaces that operate in at least a partially overlapping frequency band, at least one of the at least two differing wireless network interfaces operating according to a multiple-in multiple-out (MIMO) protocol; and a computer readable apparatus having a storage medium with at least one computer program stored thereon, the at least one computer program comprising a plurality of computer executable instructions that are configured to, when executed by the processing apparatus: determine whether the wireless device is in an environment in which a first threshold for a system noise floor is exceeded; when the first threshold is exceeded, adjust a transmit power for at least one of the at least two differing wireless network interfaces; determine whether the wireless device is in an environment in which a second threshold for the system noise floor is exceeded; and when the second threshold is exceeded, turn off at least one channel associated with the at least one wireless network interface operating according to the MIMO protocol.