System and method for using an external component to conduct wireless communications

摘要

A system and method for improved wireless communications at a host device (e.g., a portable computing device, a mobile communications device) having multiple wireless communication abilities (e.g., Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi®). When a component (e.g., a monitor, an Ethernet dongle) having Bluetooth capability is coupled to the host device (e.g., wired or wirelessly), the host device copies its Bluetooth link keys to the component, deactivates its own Bluetooth module and activates (or initiates activation of) the component's. The component's Bluetooth module is operated using a software stack executing on the host device. Thereafter, the component handles Bluetooth operations and the host device communicates with Bluetooth devices via the component. Greater radio isolation is thus provided between antennae used by Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first communication module; a first antenna used by the first communication module; configuration data for establishing a wireless communication connection with a first wireless device according to a first wireless communication protocol; and control logic executed by a processor of the electronic device when a first external component is coupled to the electronic device to:
deactivate the first communication module of the electronic device;initiate activation of a first communication module of the first External component; andsend the configuration data to the first external component; wherein the first communication module of the electronic device and the first communication module of the first external component conduct wireless communications according to the first wireless communication protocol.