Abstract: A method and apparatus in which a radio frequency transceiver is controlled via a plurality of connectors including providing control information for changing a mode of operation of the receiver. The modes can be transmit and receive modes, and the connectors can be configured to perform various functions depending on the mode of operation. Control signals, time critical control signals, and other types of signals may be received at one or more of the connectors in the different modes of operation. The functions may control a power amplifier of a transmitter portion of the transceiver, read/write data from/to registers of the transceiver, and/or other functions.

Abstract: Control circuitry for providing an interface between connectable terminal and peripheral device circuitry, wherein the peripheral device circuitry comprises a bus line for transferring data and power between the peripheral device circuitry and the terminal device circuitry; a charge storage device arranged to receive power from the terminal device circuitry over the bus line and to supply the power to the control circuitry; wherein the control circuitry is operable to connect the charge storage device to the bus line to receive power for storage in response to the terminal device circuitry transmitting a first data value represented by a higher voltage level and to disconnect the charge storage device from the bus line in response to the terminal device circuitry transmitting a second data value represented by a lower voltage level, to prevent the charge storage device from discharging over the bus.

Abstract: A method and apparatus in which a radio frequency transceiver is controlled via a plurality of connectors including providing control information for changing a mode of operation of the receiver. The modes can be transmit and receive modes, and the connectors can be configured to perform various functions depending on the mode of operation. Control signals, time critical control signals, and other types of signals may be received at one or more of the connectors in the different modes of operation. The functions may control a power amplifier of a transmitter portion of the transceiver, read/write data from/to registers of the transceiver, and/or other functions.

Abstract: An interface between base band circuitry and RF transceiver circuitry, particularly relating to the Bluetooth standard. The interface has a plurality of connectors (DBus) for controlling the RF transceiver circuitry including providing control information for changing the mode of operation of the transceiver, said modes including a transmit mode and a receive mode; at least first and second further connectors (RFBus) wherein in the transmit mode, one of said first and second connectors supplies data to the transceiver and the other is operable to perform a first function such as controlling the power amplifier in the RF circuitry and wherein, in the receive mode, one of said first and second connectors receives data from said RF module and the other is operable to perform a second function different from the first function.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for interrupting an idle state of a communication unit in a communication system, especially in a radio communication system. To keep the response time of a communication unit operating in a standby mode as short as possible following a user input, it is provided according to the invention that, in response to an interrupt request, the time still remaining to the next activation is reduced to a time which is sufficient for preparing the activation if the time still remaining is greater than a predetermined time.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for interrupting an idle state of a communication unit in a communication system, especially in a radio communication system. To keep the response time of a communication unit operating in a standby mode as short as possible following a user input, it is provided according to the invention that, in response to an interrupt request, the time still remaining to the next activation is reduced to a time which is sufficient for preparing the activation if the time still remaining is greater than a predetermined time.