Electronic device and method for controlling communication in electronic device supporting heterogeneous communication technologies sharing a frequency band

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12034474-B2
Application number	US-202217695371-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2022
Priority date	Mar 15, 2021
Publication date	Jul 9, 2024
Grant date	Jul 9, 2024

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication circuit, a Wi-Fi communication circuit and a processor controlling the UWB communication circuit and the Wi-Fi communication circuit. The processor may be configured to identify an operation channel of the UWB communication circuit, identify a communication band of the Wi-Fi communication circuit, overlapping the operation channel of the UWB communication circuit, and when the communication band overlapping the operation channel is activated, determine whether to simultaneously perform Wi-Fi communication through the activated communication band and UWB communication through the operation channel. Other various embodiments are possible as well.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication circuit;
a Wi-Fi communication circuit; and
a processor; and
memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify an operation channel of the UWB communication circuit,
identify a communication band of the Wi-Fi communication circuit, overlapping the operation channel of the UWB communication circuit, and
when the communication band overlapping the operation channel is activated, determine whether to simultaneously perform Wi-Fi communication through the activated communication band and UWB communication through the operation channel, based on first information related to the UWB communication and second information related to the Wi-Fi communication.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to include:
a UWB service manager controlling the UWB communication circuit; and
a Wi-Fi service manager controlling the Wi-Fi communication circuit.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the Wi-Fi service manager is configured to:
receive, from the UWB service manager, the first information related to the UWB communication, and
transmit, to the UWB service manager, the second information related to the Wi-Fi communication.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the UWB service manager is configured to:
receive, from the Wi-Fi service manager, a use request for the communication band overlapping the operation channel, and
determine whether the operation channel is changeable and change the operation channel according to a result of the determination.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the Wi-Fi service manager is configured to:
receive, from the UWB service manager, a use request for the operation channel overlapping the communication band, and
determine whether the communication band is changeable and change the communication band according to a result of the determination.

6. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the Wi-Fi service manager is configured to determine whether to allow the UWB communication through the operation channel, and
when the UWB communication through the operation channel is not allowed, wherein the Wi-Fi service manager or the UWB service manager is configured to determine priority between a first service for the UWB communication and a second service for the Wi-Fi communication.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein when a priority of the first service for the UWB communication is higher than a priority for the second service for the Wi-Fi communication, the Wi-Fi service manager is configured to change a Wi-Fi channel, and
wherein when the priority of the first service for the UWB communication is not higher than the priority for the second service for the Wi-Fi communication, the UWB service manager is configured to change the operation channel.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of the operation channel of the UWB communication, a period of the UWB communication, duration of the UWB communication, or priority information about a service of the UWB communication.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second information comprises at least one of a traffic pattern of the Wi-Fi communication, a quality of service (QoS) of a service of the Wi-Fi communication, or priority information about the service of the Wi-Fi communication.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the UWB communication circuit and the Wi-Fi communication circuit are configured to communicate through general purpose input and output (GPIO),
when the UWB communication circuit communicates according to the operation channel, wherein the UWB communication circuit is configured to transmit a first signal, set to a high status, through a first GPIO to the Wi-Fi communication circuit, and
when the communication band of the Wi-Fi communication circuit overlapping the operation channel of the UWB communication circuit is activated, wherein the Wi-Fi communication circuit is configured to transmit a second signal, set to a high status, through a second GPIO to the UWB communication circuit.

11. A method for controlling communication of an electronic device, the method comprising:
identifying an operation channel of an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication circuit included in the electronic device;
identifying a communication band of a Wi-Fi communication circuit included in the electronic device overlapping the operation channel of the UWB communication circuit; and
when the communication band overlapping the operation channel is activated, determining whether to simultaneously perform Wi-Fi communication through the activated communication band and UWB communication through the operation channel, based on first information related to the UWB communication and second information related to the Wi-Fi communication.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
controlling, via a UWB service manager of the electronic device, the UWB communication circuit; and
controlling, via a Wi-Fi service manager of the electronic device, the Wi-Fi communication circuit.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving, by the Wi-Fi service manager, the first information related to the UWB communication from the UWB service manager; and
transmitting, by the Wi-Fi service manager, the second information related to the Wi-Fi communication to the UWB service manager.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of the operation channel of the UWB communication, a period of the UWB communication, duration of the UWB communication, or priority information about a service of the UWB communication.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second information comprises at least one of a traffic pattern of the Wi-Fi communication, a quality of service (QoS) of a service of the Wi-Fi communication, or priority information about the service of the Wi-Fi communication.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform:
identifying an operation channel of an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication circuit included in the electronic device;
identifying a communication band of a Wi-Fi communication circuit included in the electronic device overlapping the operation channel of the UWB communication circuit; and
when the communication band overlapping the operation channel is activated, determining whether to simultaneously perform Wi-Fi communication through the activated communication band and UWB communication through the operation channel, based on first information related to the UWB communication and second information related to the Wi-Fi communication.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to perform:
controlling, via a UWB service manager of the electronic device, the UWB communication circuit; and
controlling, via a Wi-Fi service manager of the electronic device, the Wi-Fi communication circuit.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to perform:
receiving, by the Wi-Fi service manager, the first information related to the UWB communication from the UWB service manager; and

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Min Hyunkee
• Min Sungbin
• Yang Yi
• Yoon Jaeho
• Lee Junghun

Classifications

• H04W28/0268 Primary

  using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] (negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24) · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04W72/569

  of the traffic information · CPC title

• H04W28/20

  Negotiating bandwidth · CPC title