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US 8611317
Simultaneously maintaining bluetooth and 802.11 connections to increase data throughput
Current assignee: Marvell International Ltd
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Patent Overview: US 8,611,317 B2
Title: Simultaneously maintaining Bluetooth and 802.11 connections to increase data throughput
Patent number: US 8,611,317 B2 (application US 12/182,758; also published as US 2009/0034498 A1)
Inventors: Raja Banerjea; Robert Fanfelle
Assignee/current assignee (as listed): Marvell International Ltd.; Cavium International; Marvell Asia Pte Ltd. Original assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
Key dates (as listed): Priority date 2007-07-30; filing date 2008-07-30; publication date 2013-12-17; legal status active, adjusted expiration 2030-05-04.
Purpose: The disclosure addresses wireless communication systems and, more particularly, systems that jointly use a Bluetooth connection and an 802.11 connection to wirelessly communicate data between mobile communication devices. Bluetooth transceivers typically provide lower data throughput and shorter range than WiFi devices; the stated aim is to increase throughput for sending Bluetooth profile data by using two network protocols—Bluetooth and WiFi—between mobile communication devices.
Plain-language scope (from the supplied definitions): In one aspect, a method includes establishing a Bluetooth (BT) connection, establishing an IEEE 802.11 connection, simultaneously maintaining both connections, and transmitting BT data packets over the IEEE 802.11 connection. Apparatus aspects describe a primary mobile communication device establishing first and second connections (BT and IEEE 802.11) to a secondary device, plus a third IEEE 802.11 connection to another secondary device or to an Access Point, while simultaneously maintaining the BT and IEEE 802.11 connections and transmitting data. Classifications include H04W76/15 (setup of multiple wireless link connections) and H04W88/06 (multi-mode terminals). The figures describe a BT Alternate MAC Physical Layer (BT AMP) primary device transferring data over Bluetooth, WiFi, and Bluetooth Synchronous Connection Oriented (BT SCO) connections.
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US8611317/en
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