Apple patents method to resolve timing conflicts between different wireless networks
Apple describes a method for wireless devices to handle situations where scheduled communication windows for two different networks overlap. The device uses a "sharing factor" to decide which network's scheduled task to skip when a collision occurs, ensuring a balanced distribution of dropped tasks between the two networks.
In the filing’s own words
The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for addressing collisions among time windows for operations related to different networks. there is provided a wireless device, comprising: at least one antenna; at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna; and a processor coupled to the at least one radio; wherein the processor is configured to take repeatedly appeared first time windows as occasions to perform one or more first operations related to a first network; and take repeatedly appeared second time windows as occasions to perform one or more second operations related to a second network different from the first network, wherein the processor is further configured to handle at least one collision between a first time window as an occasion to perform the one or more first operations within the first time window and a second time window as an occasion to perform the one or more second operations within the second time window by either dropping the occasion to perform the one or more first operations within the first time window or dropping the occasion to perform the one or more second operations within the second time window at least according to at least one sharing factor, the at least one sharing factor defines a relationship between a number of dropped occasions to perform the one or more first operations and a number of dropped occasions to perform the one or more second operations.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A wireless device, comprising: at least one antenna; at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna; and a processor coupled to the at least one radio; wherein the processor is configured to take repeatedly appeared first time windows as occasions to perform one or more first operations related to a first network; and take repeatedly appeared second time windows as occasions to perform one or more second operations related to a second network different from the first network, wherein the processor is further configured to handle at least one collision between a first time window as an occasion to perform the one or more first operations within the first time window and a second time window as an occasion to perform the one or more second operations within the second time window by either dropping the occasion to perform the one or more first operations within the first time window or dropping the occasion to perform the one or more second operations within the second time window at least according to at least one sharing factor, the at least one sharing factor defines a relationship between a number of dropped occasions to perform the one or more first operations and a number of dropped occasions to perform the one or more second operations.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (APPLE INC.)
- Official title
- METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDRESSING COLLISIONS AMONG TIME WINDOWS FOR OPERATIONS RELATED TO DIFFERENT NETWORKS
- Publication number
- US20260323694A1
- Application number
- 19122604
- Filed
- Nov 4, 2022
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 8
- Claims
- 21
Classified under
H04W 74/0816 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0632 Electricity & electronicsH04B 17/328 Electricity & electronicsH04B 17/346 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/231 Electricity & electronicsH04W 74/0833 Electricity & electronicsMore from Apple in Networks & wireless
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