IP Library Granted Patent US 11,601,800
Granted Patent B2
US 11,601,800 · App. 17/352,410 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Converged smart wireless subsystem

Inventors: Suresh Ramasamy (Cedar Park, TX); Lars Fredrik Proejts (Taipei, TW); Venkata S. Prayaga (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
H04W8/22H04W4/023H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 11,601,800
App. No.
17/352,410
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A converged wireless subsystem environment includes a converged wireless front end controller. The converged wireless front end controller includes: a WiFi modem control circuit, the WiFi modem control circuit generating WiFi modem control information for controlling a WiFi modem; a cellular radio control circuit, the cellular radio control circuit generating cellular radio control information for controlling a cellular radio; a WiFi modem sideband interface, the WiFi modem control circuit communicating the WiFi modem control information with the WiFi modem via the WiFi modem sideband interface; and, a cellular radio sideband interface, the cellular radio control circuit communicating the cellular radio control information with the cellular radio via the cellular radio sideband interface.

Claims (32)

1. A converged wireless front end controller comprising:

a WiFi modem control circuit, the WiFi modem control circuit generating WiFi modem control information for controlling a WiFi modem;

a cellular radio control circuit, the cellular radio control circuit generating cellular radio control information for controlling a cellular radio;

a WiFi modem sideband interface, the WiFi modem control circuit communicating the WiFi modem control information with the WiFi modem via the WiFi modem sideband interface; and,

a cellular radio sideband interface, the cellular radio control circuit communicating the cellular radio control information with the cellular radio via the cellular radio sideband interface; and wherein

the cellular radio control circuit includes an eSIM policy control circuit, the eSIM policy control circuit performing an eSIM configuration operation, the eSIM configuration operation providing eSIM settings to a specific cellular radio coupled with the converged wireless front end; and,

the eSIM settings are provided to the specific cellular radio prior to booting of a host system operating system.

2. The converged wireless front end of claim 1 , wherein:

the WiFi modem control circuit includes a WiFi antenna p-sensor control portion, the WiFi antenna p-sensor control portion controlling a proximity sensor associated with a WiFi antenna; and,

the cellular radio control circuit includes a cellular antenna p-sensor control portion, the cellular antenna p-sensor control portion controlling a proximity sensor associated with a cellular radio antenna.

3. The converged wireless front end of claim 1 , wherein:

the cellular radio control circuit includes a tuner module control circuit, the tuner module control circuit controlling a tuner module associated with a cellular radio antenna.

4. The converged wireless front end of claim 1 , wherein:

the cellular radio control circuit includes an antenna policy control circuit, the antenna policy control circuit performing an antenna policy operation, the antenna policy operation providing antenna policy settings to a specific cellular radio coupled with the converged wireless front end.

5. A system comprising:

a host portion, the host portion comprising

a processor; and,

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a wireless subsystem portion, the wireless subsystem portion comprising a wireless front end controller, the wireless front end controller comprising

a WiFi modem control circuit, the WiFi modem control circuit generating WiFi modem control information for controlling a WiFi modem;

a cellular radio control circuit, the cellular radio control circuit generating cellular radio control information for controlling a cellular radio;

a WiFi modem sideband interface, the WiFi modem control circuit communicating the WiFi modem control information with the WiFi modem via the WiFi modem sideband interface; and,

a cellular radio sideband interface, the cellular radio control circuit communicating the cellular radio control information with the cellular radio via the cellular radio sideband interface; and wherein

the cellular radio control circuit includes an eSIM policy control circuit, the eSIM policy control circuit performing an eSIM configuration operation, the eSIM configuration operation providing eSIM settings to a specific cellular radio coupled with the converged wireless front end; and,

the eSIM settings are provided to the specific cellular radio prior to booting of a host system operating system.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein:

the WiFi modem control circuit includes a WiFi antenna p-sensor control portion, the WiFi antenna p-sensor control portion controlling a proximity sensor associated with a WiFi antenna; and,

the cellular radio control circuit includes a cellular antenna p-sensor control portion, the cellular antenna p-sensor control portion controlling a proximity sensor associated with a cellular radio antenna.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein:

the cellular radio control circuit includes a tuner module control circuit, the tuner module control circuit controlling a tuner module associated with a cellular radio antenna.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein:

the cellular radio control circuit includes an antenna policy control circuit, the antenna policy control circuit performing an antenna policy operation, the antenna policy operation providing antenna policy settings to a specific cellular radio coupled with the converged wireless front end.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (058014/0560) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 062022/0473 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (057931/0392) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 062022/0382 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (057758/0286) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 061654/0064 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058014/0560 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057758/0286 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057931/0392 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 1, 2021
From: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 057682/0830 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: RAMASAMY, SURESH; PROEJTS, LARS FREDRIK; PRAYAGA, VENKATA S.
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 056596/0388 →
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