Method and system for global navigation satellite system configuration of wireless communication applications
View Patent ↗Methods and systems for global navigation satellite system configuration of wireless communication applications may comprise determining a location of a wireless communication device (WCD) comprising a medium Earth orbit (MEO) radio frequency (RF) path and a low Earth orbit (LEO) RF path utilizing received LEO signals. A wireless function of the WCD may be configured based on the location, and may comprise a power level of WiFi circuitry in the WCD. The determined location and a transaction ID for the POS transaction may be stored utilizing a security processor. The MEO RF path may be powered down based on the determined location. The wireless function may comprise a synchronization of data on the WCD with devices in a home location. The WCD may comprise a femtocell device or a set-top box, and may be controlled by a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) central processing unit (CPU).
1. A method for wireless communication, the method comprising:
in a wireless communication device comprising a medium Earth orbit (MEO) radio frequency (RF) path and a low Earth orbit (LEO) RF path:
determining a location of said wireless communication device utilizing LEO signals received by said LEO RF path;
establishing communications with a wireless access point based on the determined location; and
configuring a wireless communication function of said wireless communication device based on said determined location.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication function comprises a power level of wireless local area network (WLAN) circuitry in said wireless communication device.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication function comprises a point-of-sale transaction.
4. The method according to claim 3 , comprising storing said determined location and a transaction ID for said point-of-sale transaction utilizing a security processor in said wireless communication device.
5. The method according to claim 1 , comprising powering down said MEO RF path based on said determined location.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication function comprises a synchronization of data on said wireless communication device with one or more devices in a home location of said wireless communication device.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication device comprises a femtocell device.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication device comprises a set-top box.
9. The method according to claim 1 , comprising processing in-phase and quadrature signals in said MEO RF path and/or said LEO RF path.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication device is controlled by a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) central processing unit (CPU).
11. A system for wireless communication, the system comprising:
one or more circuits for use in a wireless communication device comprising a medium Earth orbit (MEO) radio frequency (RF) path and a low Earth orbit (LEO) RF path, said one or more circuits being operable to:
determine a location of said wireless communication device utilizing LEO signals received by said LEO RF path;
establish communications with a wireless access point based on the determined location; and
configure a wireless communication function of said wireless communication device based on said determined location.
12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said wireless communication function comprises a power level of wireless local area network (WLAN) circuitry in said wireless communication device.
13. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said wireless communication function comprises a point-of-sale transaction.
14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to store said determined location and a transaction ID for said point-of-sale transaction utilizing a security processor in said wireless communication device.
15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to powering down said MEO RF path based on said determined location.
16. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said wireless communication function comprises a synchronization of data on said wireless communication device with one or more devices in a home location of said wireless communication device.
17. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said wireless communication device comprises a femtocell device.
18. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said wireless communication device comprises a set-top box.
19. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said wireless communication device is controlled by a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) central processing unit (CPU).
20. A system for wireless communication, the system comprising:
one or more circuits for use in a wireless communication device comprising a medium Earth orbit (MEO) radio frequency (RF) path and a low Earth orbit (LEO) RF path, said one or more circuits being operable to:
determine a location of said wireless communication device utilizing LEO signals received by said LEO RF path;
establish communications with a wireless access point based on the determined location; and
configure wireless local area network (WLAN) circuitry in said wireless communication device in an on or off state based on said determined location.