公开(公告)号：US11849472B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17319706

申请日：2021-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nohee Ko ,  Camille Chen ,  Kenneth Victa ,  Sanjay Mani ,  Balaji Ravindran ,  Yang Yu

IPC: H04W72/52 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W72/542 ,  H04W72/566 ,  H04W84/12

CPC classification number: H04W72/52 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W28/0278 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/0975 ,  H04W72/542 ,  H04W72/569 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are presented to facilitate coexistence between multiple wireless communication protocols implemented by a wireless communication device, by dynamically adjusting priority between the two protocols. The wireless communication device may typically favor a first protocol (e.g. Bluetooth/BTLE), prioritizing resource requests by the first protocol. In certain use cases, the first protocol may demand high resource usage for an extended time, particularly for newer tracking and wearable devices, such as location tags, watches, headsets, etc. Such applications can disrupt existing use cases for a second protocol (e.g., Wi-Fi). Therefore, the wireless communication device may dynamically determine whether the second protocol is performing critical operations, such as latency-sensitive applications or high-performance operations. If so, the wireless communication device may allocate resources accordingly in real time, e.g., by reducing or limiting the resources assigned to the first protocol, to allow increased resources for the second protocol.

公开(公告)号：US20220132531A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17319706

申请日：2021-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nohee Ko ,  Camille Chen ,  Kenneth Victa ,  Sanjay Mani ,  Balaji Ravindran ,  Yang Yu

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/02

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are presented to facilitate coexistence between multiple wireless communication protocols implemented by a wireless communication device, by dynamically adjusting priority between the two protocols. The wireless communication device may typically favor a first protocol (e.g. Bluetooth/BTLE), prioritizing resource requests by the first protocol. In certain use cases, the first protocol may demand high resource usage for an extended time, particularly for newer tracking and wearable devices, such as location tags, watches, headsets, etc. Such applications can disrupt existing use cases for a second protocol (e.g., Wi-Fi). Therefore, the wireless communication device may dynamically determine whether the second protocol is performing critical operations, such as latency-sensitive applications or high-performance operations. If so, the wireless communication device may allocate resources accordingly in real time, e.g., by reducing or limiting the resources assigned to the first protocol, to allow increased resources for the second protocol.