IP Library Granted Patent US 9,060,302
Granted Patent B2
US 9,060,302 · App. 14/200,269 · Granted Jun 16, 2015

Data sending method, apparatus, and system

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Patent No.
US 9,060,302
App. No.
14/200,269
Granted
Jun 16, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A data sending method and apparatus are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes: detecting whether a wireless terminal has data to be sent to a wireless network side, where the data to be sent includes signaling data or user data; when a result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has no data to be sent, confirming that a power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in a non-working state; and when the result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has data to be sent, confirming that the power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in a working state.

Claims (52)

1. A data sending method, comprising:

detecting whether a wireless terminal has data to be sent to a wireless network side, wherein the data to be sent comprises signaling data or user data;

when a result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has no data to be sent, confirming that a power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in a non-working state; and

when the result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has data to be sent, confirming that the power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in a working state;

wherein the detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side comprises:

detecting, by a baseband chip of the wireless terminal, whether at least one radio frame exists in a first memory that is in the wireless terminal and is connected to the baseband chip of the wireless terminal; wherein

the result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has no data to be sent comprises that no radio frame exists in the first memory; and

the result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has data to be sent comprises that at least one radio frame exists in the first memory, and the at least one radio frame is stored in the first memory after being received by the baseband chip from an application processor (AP) of the wireless terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

upon confirming that the power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in the working state, amplifying the data to be sent in the wireless terminal through the power amplifier in the working state, and sending the data to the wireless network side.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side comprises:

detecting whether there is data to be sent in an encoder of a baseband chip.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side further comprises:

detecting, by the baseband chip of the wireless terminal, whether data exists in a second memory that is in the wireless terminal and is connected to the baseband chip of the wireless terminal, or is positioned in the baseband chip; wherein

the result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has no data to be sent comprises that the data does not exist in the second memory; and

the result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has data to be sent comprises that the data exists in the second memory, and the data is all or a part of the at least one radio frame.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the confirming that the power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in the non-working state comprises:

sending, by a baseband chip of the wireless terminal, a first command to an SPI of the power amplifier through a serial peripheral interface SPI bus, wherein the first command controls the power amplifier to be in a sleep state.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the confirming that the power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in the non-working state comprises:

sending, by a baseband chip of the wireless terminal, a second command to a DigRF interface of the power amplifier through a DigRF bus, wherein the second command controls the power amplifier to be in a sleep state.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the confirming that the power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in the non-working state comprises:

sending, by a baseband chip of the wireless terminal, a third command to an enable interface (EN) of the power amplifier, wherein the third command controls the power amplifier to be in a sleep state.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the confirming that the power amplifier of the wireless terminal is in the non-working state comprises:

stopping, by a power supplier of the wireless terminal, supplying power to the power amplifier, so that the power amplifier is powered off.

9. A wireless terminal, comprising:

a baseband device;

a power amplifier; and

a transceiver,

wherein:

the baseband device is configured to detect whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent, wherein the data to be sent comprises signaling data or user data; when a detection result is that the baseband device has no data to be sent, to send, to the power amplifier, a first message confirming that the power amplifier is in a non-working state, and when the detection result is that the baseband device has data to be sent, to send, to the power amplifier, a second message confirming that the power amplifier is in a working state,

the power amplifier is configured to receive the respective first message or second message sent by the baseband device, and

the transceiver is configured to receive the data to be sent from the baseband device, modulate the data to be sent, and send modulated first data to the power amplifier, wherein the power amplifier is further configured to amplify the modulated first data; and the wireless terminal further comprises an antenna, configured to send second data amplified by the power amplifier to a wireless network side.

10. The wireless terminal according to claim 9 , further comprising:

an application processor (AP), configured to generate the data to be sent, and send the data to the baseband device.

11. The wireless terminal according to claim 10 , wherein

the baseband device receives, from the AP, the data to be sent and stores at least one radio frame of the data to be sent in a first memory; if the data to be sent does not exist in the first memory, a corresponding detection result is that the baseband device has no data to be sent; and if the at least one radio frame of the data to be sent exists in the first memory, the corresponding detection result is that the baseband device has data to be sent; and

the wireless terminal further comprises:

the first memory, connected to the baseband device and configured to store the at least one radio frame of the data to be sent.

12. The wireless terminal according to claim 11 , wherein

when the at least one radio frame exists in the first memory, the baseband device stores, in a second memory, all or a part of the at least one radio frame in the first memory; if there is no data in the second memory, a corresponding detection result is that the baseband device has no data to be sent; if there is data in the second memory, the corresponding detection result is that the baseband device has data to be sent, wherein the data is all or a part of the at least one radio frame; and

the wireless terminal further comprises:

the second memory, connected to the baseband device or positioned in the baseband device, and configured to store the data.

13. The wireless terminal according to claim 10 , wherein

the detecting, by the baseband device, whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent specifically comprises: detecting, by the baseband device, whether the data to be sent exists in an encoder of the baseband device, wherein the data to be sent is sent to the baseband device by the AP.

14. The wireless terminal according to claim 9 , wherein

the sending, by the baseband device and to the power amplifier, the first message of confirming that the power amplifier is in a non-working state specifically comprises: sending, by the baseband device, a first command to an SPI of the power amplifier through a serial peripheral interface SPI bus, wherein the first command controls the power amplifier to be in a sleep state.

15. The wireless terminal according to claim 9 , wherein

the sending, by the baseband device and to the power amplifier, the first message of confirming that the power amplifier is in a non-working state specifically comprises: sending, by the baseband device, a second command to a DigRF interface of the power amplifier through a DigRF bus, wherein the second command controls the power amplifier to be in a sleep state.

16. The wireless terminal according to claim 9 , wherein

the sending, by the baseband device and to the power amplifier, the first message of confirming that the power amplifier is in a non-working state specifically comprises: sending, by the baseband device, a third command to an enable interface (EN) of the power amplifier, wherein the third command controls the power amplifier to be in a sleep state.

17. The wireless terminal according to claim 9 , further comprising a power supply, wherein

the sending, by the baseband device and to the power amplifier, the first message of confirming that the power amplifier is in a non-working state specifically comprises: notifying, by the baseband device, the power supplier of stopping supplying power to the power amplifier, so that the power amplifier is powered off.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 11, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0393 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THIRD INVENTOR YU DENG'S FIRST AND LAST NAME WAS REVERSED PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 032426 FRAME 0886. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE YU, DENG. Recorded Apr 2, 2014
From: DENG, YU
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032590/0978 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2014
From: YU, CHENGDONG; WEI, KONGGANG; YU, DENG
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032426/0886 →