IP Library Granted Patent US 6,865,401
Granted Patent B2
US 6,865,401 · App. 10/331,255 · Granted Mar 8, 2005

Wireless radio architectures and methods therefor

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Patent No.
US 6,865,401
App. No.
10/331,255
Granted
Mar 8, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system of mobile communications devices including a first electronics device ( 310 ) having a first radio module ( 304 ) removably coupled thereto, a second electronics device ( 320 ), having a second radio module ( 302 ) removably coupled thereto, the radio modules supporting common radio communications devices when both of the first and second radio modules are coupled to the same device, and the first and second radio modules supporting radio communications of the first and second devices when coupled thereto.

Claims (40)

1. A mobile wireless communications device, comprising:

a first radio module coupled to an electrical circuit of the mobile wireless communications device;

a second radio module removably coupled to the electrical circuit of the mobile wireless communications device,

the first and second radio modules integrally operable to support a common radio communications protocol of the mobile wireless communications device when the first and second radio modules are both coupled to the electrical circuit of the mobile wireless communications device.

2. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 , the first radio module operable independently to support radio communications of the mobile wireless communications device when only the first radio module is coupled to the electrical circuit of the mobile wireless communications device.

3. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 including a processor coupled to memory, the processor coupled to a display and to an input device, the processor coupled to the electrical circuit.

4. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 , the first and second radio modules integrally operable to provide increased sensitivity in common wireless communications of the mobile wireless communications device, relative to sensitivity provided by only one of the first and second radio modules, when the first and second radio modules are coupled to the electrical circuit of the mobile wireless communications device.

5. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 , the first and second radio modules integrally operable to provide increased throughput for common communications of the mobile wireless communications device, relative to communication throughput provided by only one of the first and second radio modules, when the first and second radio modules are coupled to the electrical circuit of the mobile wireless communications device.

6. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 , the first and second radio modules include corresponding first and second transceiver portions capable of operating according to a common wireless communications protocol on a common signal.

7. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 , the first and second radio modules include corresponding first and second transceiver portions that support an essential portion of a common cellular communications standard.

8. A system of cellular communications handsets, comprising:

first and second separate communications handsets,

a first radio module coupled to an electrical circuit of the first communications handset;

a second radio module removably connectable to an electrical circuit of the second communications handset,

the first and second radio modules integrally operable to support a common wireless communications protocol of the first communications handset when both of the first and second radio modules are coupled to the electrical circuit of the first communications handset.

9. The system of cellular communications handsets of claim 8 , the first radio module independently operable to support communications of the first communications handset when only the first radio module is coupled to the electrical circuit of the first communications handset.

10. The system of cellular communications handsets of claim 8 , the first and second radio modules for providing increased sensitivity in common wireless communications, relative to sensitivity provided by only the first radio module, when both of the first and second radio modules are coupled to the electrical circuit of the first communications handset.

11. The system of cellular communications handsets of claim 8 , the first and second radio modules for providing an increased data rate in common wireless communications, relative to a data rate provided by only the first radio module, when both of the first and second radio modules are coupled to the electrical circuit of the first communications handset.

12. The system of cellular communications handsets of claim 8 , each of the first and second communications handsets include a processor coupled to memory, the processor coupled to a display and to an input device, the processor coupled to the electrical circuit, the first and second radio modules having corresponding first and second radio transceiver portions.

13. The system of cellular communications handsets of claim 12 , the first communications handset configured with more non-radio communications essential features than the second communications handset.

14. The system of cellular communications handsets of claim 8 , the first and second radio modules support a common cellular communications standard.

15. The system of cellular communications handsets of claim 8 , the first and second communications handsets independently operable as first and second mobile wireless communications handsets when the first and second radio modules are coupled to the electrical circuit of the corresponding first and second communications handsets.

16. A system of mobile electronics devices capable of wireless communications, comprising:

a first electronics device having a first radio module coupled thereto;

a second electronics device, separate from the first electronics device, having a second radio module removably coupled thereto;

the second radio module removably coupleable to the first electronics device,

the first and second radio modules supporting at least one of transmission or reception of a common radio signal when both of the first and second radio modules are coupled to the first electronics device.

17. The system of claim 16 , the first and second radio modules include corresponding first and second radio transceiver portions supporting a common wireless communications protocol.

18. The system of claim 16 , at least one of the first and second separate electronics devices is a cellular telephone.

19. The system of claim 16 , at least one of the first and second separate electronics devices is a portable computer.

20. A wireless communications device, comprising:

an electrical circuit;

a first radio module coupled to the electrical circuit of the wireless communications device;

a second radio module removably coupled to the electrical circuit of the wireless communications device,

the first and second radio modules integrally operable to communicate a common radio signal when the first and second radio modules are both coupled to the electrical circuit of the wireless communications device.

21. The wireless communications device of claim 20 , the first radio module operable independently to communicate a radio signal when only the first module is coupled to the electrical circuit of the wireless communications device.

22. The wireless communications device of claim 20 including a processor coupled to memory, the processor coupled to a display and to an input device, the processor coupled to the electrical circuit of the wireless communications device.

23. The wireless communications device of claim 20 , the first and second radio modules integrally operable to provide increased sensitivity for the communication of the common radio signal when both of the first and second radio modules are coupled to the electrical circuit of the wireless communications device.

24. The wireless communications device of claim 20 , the first and second radio modules integrally operable to provide increased throughput for the communication of the common radio signal when both of the first and second radio modules are coupled to the electrical circuit of the wireless communications device.

25. The wireless communication device of claim 20 , the first and second radio modules include corresponding first and second transceiver portions that communicate according to a common wireless communications protocol.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2014
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
To: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 034449/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2012
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
Reel/Frame 029216/0282 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2010
From: MOTOROLA, INC
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC
Reel/Frame 025673/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2002
From: KOTZIN, MICHAEL
To: MOTOROLA, INC.
Reel/Frame 013642/0609 →