Abstract: A wireless communication device (12, 700) receives from a radio node (10, 500, 600) one or more parameter values indicating power allocated to one or more radio signals of a wideband transmission (14). The wideband transmission (14) operates in a wideband operating bandwidth (16). The wireless communication device (12, 700) also receives from the radio node (10, 500, 600) information about at least one of: (i) a first portion (24) of radio resources, within the wideband operating bandwidth (16), on which power indicated by the one or more parameter values is allocated; and (ii) a second portion (26) of radio resources, within the wideband operating bandwidth (16), on which power indicated by the one or more parameter values is not allocated and on which a narrowband transmission (20) is transmitted. The wireless communication device (12, 700) also performs one or more radio operations based on the one or more parameter values and the received information.

Abstract: Method performed by a first communication device (101) for sending a configuration message to a second communication device (102). The first communication device (101) and the second communication device (102) operate in a communications network (100). The first communication device (101) sends (502) the configuration message to the second communication device (102). The configuration message is for configuring the second communication device (102) to report channel information about one carrier (143) to the first communication device (101) on a primary carrier (141) and on one or more secondary carriers (142). According to a method performed by the second communication device (102), the second communication device (102) receives (601) the configuration message and sends (604) a first channel information report on the primary carrier (141) and a second channel information report on a first secondary carrier of the one or more secondary carriers (142), according to the received configuration message.

Abstract: Electronic device comprising audio/video functionalities including: —a central processing unit (100) comprising means of storage of audio/video files; —a Bluetooth communication controller (200) allowing the wireless communication of audio/video files towards a satellite (20), said communication controller comprising a buffer (210) ensuring the provisional storage of audio/video data received by the central processing unit; characterized in that it comprises —means for transmitting a packets burst of audio/video data towards said communication controller; —means for ensuring an intermittent deactivation of said central processing unit between two bursts of audio packets in order to reduce the electricity consumption of said central processing unit.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wireless telephone system using microphone arrays together with additional signal processing to suppress the background noise in the surrounding environment. The signal processing resources of a wireless telephone and multi-channel transmission capabilities of the Bluetooth transmission are used to suppress the background noise. The wireless telephone system includes a Bluetooth transceiver communicating to a wireless telephone through a multi-channel Bluetooth transmission, and an array of microphones coupled to the Bluetooth transceiver. The array of microphones includes a first microphone producing a first audio signal output and a second microphone producing a second audio signal output. The first audio signal output and second audio signal output are transmitted to the wireless telephone through the first channel and second channel of multi-channel Bluetooth transmission respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method for transferring data between a Bluetooth device (BTD) and a wireless local area network (WLAN) device which uses packet traffic arbitration (PTA). The method of the present invention includes encoding data using a plurality of control lines between the BTD and WLAN, transmitting the data and acknowledging the data reception using the existing control lines. The method according to the present invention allows BTD and WLAN device to transmit additional scheduling information, schedule the medium access, and reduce the number of collisions between the two devices.

Abstract: Electronic device comprising audio/video functionalities including: a central processing unit (100) comprising means of storage of audio/video files; a Bluetooth communication controller (200) allowing the wireless communication of audio/video files towards a satellite (20), said communication controller comprising a buffer (210) ensuring the provisional storage of audio/video data received by the central processing unit; characterized in that it comprises means for transmitting a packets burst of audio/video data towards said communication controller; means for ensuring an intermittent deactivation of said central processing unit between two bursts of audio packets in order to reduce the electricity consumption of said central processing unit.

Abstract: Wireless communications over different networks using overlapping signal channels is facilitated. According to an example embodiment, information characterizing the usage of an overlapping channel by a first network is used to schedule communications on the overlapping channel by the second network. Another example embodiment is directed to the use of existing coexistence control lines between collocated communications circuits in a wireless device to communicate data indicative of the use of the overlapping channel. In some applications, these communications approaches are used with a network device operating on different networks, such as with a handheld device that communicates on both a Bluetooth network and wireless local area network (WLAN).

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method for transferring data between a Bluetooth device (BTD) and a wireless local area network (WLAN) device which uses packet traffic arbitration (PTA). The method of the present invention includes encoding data using a plurality of control lines between the BTD and WLAN, transmitting the data and acknowledging the data reception using the existing control lines. The method according to the present invention allows BTD and WLAN device to transmit additional scheduling information, schedule the medium access, and reduce the number of collisions between the two devices.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a system for activating a communication device in presence of a field generated by a near field communication (NFC) tag reader in a near field communication (NFC) environment. The presence of a field generated by a NFC tag reader is automatically detected using detection circuits. Once the field is detected, the presence of the field is signaled to the communication devices associated with the NFC environment. The communication devices are then switched automatically to an appropriate mode according to the field. The method and system of the present invention removes the additional user interaction in pairing various communication devices in the NFC environment.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wireless telephone system using microphone arrays together with additional signal processing to suppress the background noise in the surrounding environment. The signal processing resources of a wireless telephone and multi-channel transmission capabilities of the Bluetooth transmission are used to suppress the background noise. The wireless telephone system includes a Bluetooth transceiver communicating to a wireless telephone through a multi-channel Bluetooth transmission, and an array of microphones coupled to the Bluetooth transceiver. The array of microphones includes a first microphone producing a first audio signal output and a second microphone producing a second audio signal output. The first audio signal output and second audio signal output are transmitted to the wireless telephone through the first channel and second channel of multi-channel Bluetooth transmission respectively.