Multi-range power detection

Abstract

The invention relates to multi-range power detection. An apparatus includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a third circuit. The first circuit receives a first signal having a first amount of power from an amplifier. The first circuit also determines a power range associated with transmitting the first signal by a transmitter based on the first amount of power. The second circuit receives a second signal to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit. Receiving the second signal by the second circuit may cause the second circuit to adjust the first signal from the first amount of power to a second amount of power. The third circuit receives the first signal having the second amount of power from the second circuit, and the third circuit provides a third signal having a voltage level indicative of a third amount of power transmitted by the transmitter.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to multi-range power detection. Background Art

[0002] The present disclosure relates to transmission of signals and variable range power detection. Summary of the invention

[0003] In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a system comprising: a transmitter; and a device that communicates with the transmitter, and the device comprises: a first circuit that is configured to: receive a first signal having a first power amount from an amplifier; and determine a power range associated with transmission of the first signal by the transmitter based on the first power amount; a second circuit that is configured to: receive a second signal from the first circuit to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit, wherein receiving the second signal by the second circuit causes the second circuit to adjust the first signal from the first power amount to a second power amount; and a third circuit that is configured to: receive the first signal having the second power amount from the second circuit; and provide a third signal having a voltage level indicative of a third power amount transmitted by the transmitter.

[0004] In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a device comprising: a first circuit configured to: receive a first signal having a first power amount from an amplifier; and determine a power range associated with transmission of the first signal by a transmitter based on the first power amount; a second circuit configured to: receive a second signal from the first circuit to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit, wherein receipt of the second signal by the second circuit causes the second circuit to adjust the first signal from the first power amount to a second power amount; and a third circuit configured to: receive the first signal having the second power amount from the second circuit; and provide a third signal having a voltage level indicative of a third power amount transmitted by the transmitter.

[0005] In yet another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method comprising: receiving, by a first circuit of a device, a first signal having a first power amount from an amplifier; determining, by the first circuit of the device, a power range associated with transmission of the first signal by the transmitter based on the first power amount; receiving, by a second circuit of the device, a second signal from the first circuit of the device to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit of the device, wherein receiving the second signal by the second circuit of the device causes the second circuit of the device to adjust the first signal from the first power amount to a second power amount; receiving, by a third circuit of the device, the first signal having the second power amount from the second circuit of the device; and providing, by the third circuit of the device, a third signal having a voltage level indicating a third power amount transmitted by the transmitter. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] Various objects, aspects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent and better understood by referring to the detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein the same reference numerals identify corresponding elements throughout. In the drawings, the same reference numerals generally indicate the same, functionally similar and / or structurally similar elements.

[0007] Figure 1 is a block diagram of a system for signal transmission and power detection according to some embodiments.

[0008] Figure 2 is a graph including a relationship between one or more power amounts and one or more transmit signal strength indicator (TSSI) levels according to some embodiments.

[0009] Figure 3 According to some embodiments, Figure 1 A schematic block diagram of one or more devices of the system described in .

[0010] Figure 4 According to some embodiments, Figure 1 Schematic block diagram of an attenuator in the system described in .

[0011] Figure 5 is a block diagram of a process for providing a signal transmission control and power feedback loop according to some embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0012] Some embodiments relate to systems and methods for power detection and signal transmission control. Power detection may include detecting and / or determining the signal strength of a communication in a communication system. For example, power detection may include determining the decibel level of a signal transmitted by an antenna. Power detection may be used for closed-loop power control. For example, power detection may be used to determine when to adjust and / or modify the amount of power (e.g., decibel level) of a signal transmitted by an antenna. Signal transmission may include one or more communication standards and / or protocols. For example, a communication system may communicate via a wide area network (WAN) and Bluetooth. A communication standard may include a dynamic power range (e.g., a decibel level covered within a given communication standard). For example, a WAN standard may include a decibel range of 30 dB (e.g., decibel). To continue this example, a power detector that can detect power levels within a dynamic range of WAN transmissions may be implemented and / or utilized to provide consistent and / or accurate power detection. In some embodiments, the accuracy of power detection within a given dynamic range may be affected by the ability of the power detector to detect power levels across a given dynamic range.

[0013] Communication standards with a wide operating dynamic range can provide several challenges. For example, a signal transmitted on the high end of the dynamic range may become saturated. As another example, a signal transmitted on the low end of the dynamic range may not be detected and / or may be affected by noise. When a power detector detects signals with similar power levels, the signal transmitted on the high end may also become saturated even if the power levels are different. For example, a first signal may have a first power level and a second signal may have a second power level. To continue this example, the first power level and the second power level may be on the high end of the dynamic range. In addition, the power detector may detect that the first power level is the same as the second power level.

[0014] Other communication systems may implement and / or utilize multiple power control circuit systems to provide power detection for multiple communication standards. For example, other communication systems may include a first power control circuit system for Bluetooth transmission and a second power control circuit system for WAN transmission. Including multiple power control circuit systems may affect chip size. For example, other communication systems may be included in a single chip system (SoC) and / or implemented as a single chip system (SoC). To continue this example, a SoC with two or more power control circuit systems can increase the overall size of the SoC. The power control circuit system may include an attenuator and / or communicate with the attenuator. For example, the power detector may be designed to determine that a given voltage level and / or current level corresponds to a given power level of a transmission signal. To continue this example, the power detector may not be provided with the actual power level of the transmission signal, but the attenuation signal is provided by the attenuator. The power detector may not be able to handle the actual power level of the transmission signal. However, utilizing an attenuator in other communication systems may further cause problems with signal saturation and / or noise interference.

[0015] Some technical solutions and advantages of some embodiments relate to a system including a device that can implement programmable power detection to provide power detection across a dynamic range of multiple communication standards. For example, the device can provide power detection for a dynamic range of a wireless local area network (WLAN) standard and power detection for a dynamic range of a Bluetooth standard. The device can implement and / or include a programmable and / or modular power detector to detect power levels across one or more portions of the dynamic range. The device can capture and / or cover the entire dynamic range by creating a table or graph including correlations between power levels and signal indicators. For example, the device can create a table including one or more zones that correlate power levels with one or more transmission signal strength indicators (TSSIs).

[0016] The device may also share and / or allocate one or more components for multiple communication standards. For example, the device may share a baseband for WLAN and Bluetooth signal transmission. The allocation of one or more components may reduce and / or eliminate components from the device. The device may allocate one or more components to a communication standard that does not involve transmitting signals at the same time. For example, a WLAN signal and a Bluetooth signal are not transmitted at the same time. To continue this example, the device may allocate a single power detector baseband for WLAN signal power detection and Bluetooth signal power detection.

[0017] The power detector may include and / or communicate with an adjustable attenuator. For example, the adjustable attenuator may be capable of attenuating the signal by one or more levels and / or percentages. As another example, the adjustable attenuator may be capable of attenuating the signal by 50%, 60%, 75%, etc. In some embodiments, an adjustable attenuator that attenuates a signal by 60% may attenuate the signal from 10 volts to 4 volts (e.g., attenuating 60% of the original signal). The adjustable attenuator may provide an auxiliary power detector to detect power levels across a dynamic range.

[0018] As a non-limiting example, the table may include a first zone and a second zone. The first zone may cover and / or include one or more first power levels of a given dynamic range. To continue this non-limiting example, the first zone may include power levels from negative 15dBm (e.g., -15dBm) to 5dBm. The second zone may cover and / or include one or more second power levels of a given dynamic range. To continue this non-limiting example, the first zone may include power levels from 5dB to 25dB. In this non-limiting example, the dynamic power range may be 40dB (e.g., 25dB–(-15dB)). To continue this non-limiting example, the device may determine when to utilize the first zone and / or the second zone. In this non-limiting example, when utilizing a first given attenuation setting, the device may utilize the first zone, and when utilizing a second given attenuation setting, the device may utilize the second zone. To continue this non-limiting example, the device may receive a signal from a single chip system (SoC) based on a predetermined output power to determine the attenuation setting. The power detector may control, adjust, modify, and / or reconfigure itself and / or the attenuator based on SoC programming to detect power within a selected zone. In this non-limiting example, the device may receive a signal from a first power amplifier regarding a signal associated with a WLAN standard and the device may receive a signal from a second power amplifier regarding a signal associated with a Bluetooth standard. In this non-limiting example, the signal received by the power amplifier may include and / or specify a power level associated with a given transmission. The device may determine a given zone based on the indicated power level.

[0019] In some embodiments, the device may include at least one circuit. For example, the device may include a first circuit, a second circuit, and a third circuit. In some embodiments, the device may communicate with a driver (e.g., a remote and / or external amplifier). In some embodiments, the communication between the device and the driver may be direct (e.g., the device is directly connected to the driver and the device communicates directly with the driver) and / or indirect (e.g., a component receives a signal from the driver and a component provides a signal to the device). The communication between the device and the driver may include the device and the driver being electrically coupled to each other.

[0020] A system may refer to and / or include at least one of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a capacitive load component, a display driver, a touch screen, a keyboard sensor, a mobile device, and / or other possible touch controllers. In some embodiments, a device may refer to and / or include at least one integrated circuit, a general purpose processor, a multi-core processor, a software programmable device, a programmable logic controller, and / or other possible circuit systems and / or hardware. Similarly, the functionality of the device may be stored as software and / or as instructions in a memory and when the information stored in the memory (e.g., software and / or instructions) is executed by a processor, the processor is caused to perform the functionality of the device (e.g., the processor can detect signal transmission and / or the amount of power associated with signal transmission) and / or perform the functionality of components of the device (e.g., the first circuit, the second circuit, and / or the third circuit).

[0021] In some embodiments, a circuit may refer to and / or include at least one of an operational amplifier (Opamp), a comparator circuit, a filter, a digital signal processing engine, a pattern generator (e.g., a device that sends control signals to components of a device and / or system), a flip-flop, a logic gate, a latch, a state storage device, a power detector, a baseband device, a baseband processor, an integrated circuit, a software programmable device, a programmable logic controller, a communication device, and / or other possible circuit systems and / or hardware.

[0022] In some embodiments, an amplifier may refer to and / or include at least one of a driver circuit, an integrated circuit, an operational amplifier, a regulator, a software programmable device, a programmable logic controller, and / or other possible circuit systems and / or hardware. In some embodiments, a level may refer to and / or include at least one of a voltage level of a signal, a voltage amount of a signal, a power amount of a signal, a current amount of a signal, and / or various combinations. A power level may refer to and / or include at least one of a power amount, a voltage level, a voltage amount, a current level, a current amount, a signal strength, a decibel value, a decibel range, a noise metric, and / or various possible combinations and / or alternatives. Power detection may refer to and / or include at least one of a step, a process, an action, and / or a routine implemented to detect a power level. A power range may refer to and / or include one or more power levels, a plurality of power levels, a set of power levels, and / or a combination of power levels.

[0023] In some embodiments, a difference may refer to and / or include an indication of which signal (e.g., the first signal or the second signal) is larger and / or smaller than one another, a binary value (e.g., zero or one) indicating whether the first signal is higher and / or lower than the second signal, and / or various combinations. In some embodiments, a difference may also refer to a mathematical difference between two or more signals (e.g., a larger signal minus a smaller signal), a mathematical difference between two or more values ​​and / or levels, and / or various combinations. In some embodiments, an offset may refer to and / or include at least one of a phase shift of a signal, a time shift of a signal, a delay of a signal, a modification of a time constant, and / or various combinations.

[0024] In some embodiments, a component may refer to and / or include at least one of a voltage source (e.g., a battery, current through a resistor, etc.), circuit system hardware (e.g., a transistor, a resistor, a capacitor, an inductor, a diode, etc.), and / or various components. In some embodiments, the amount of resistance seen by a circuit may refer to and / or include at least one of a load applied to a signal, an amount of resistance, an amount of impedance, an amount of inductance, a capacitance, and / or various combinations.

[0025] A transmitter may refer to and / or include at least one of a transceiver, a receiver, an antenna, a communication device, and / or other possible means for transmitting a signal. A characteristic of a circuit may refer to and / or include at least one of a set point, a configuration setting, a state adjustment, a control action, a parameter, and / or a possible device control metric. Adjustment and / or adjustment of a signal may refer to and / or include changing, modifying, altering, replacing, and / or otherwise switching from a first power level to a second power level. A voltage level indicating an amount of power may refer to and / or include a correlation between a voltage level and an amount of power, a ratio between a voltage level and an amount of power, a relationship between a voltage level and an amount of power, and / or various combinations.

[0026] A table may refer to and / or include at least one of a data structure, a date store, a database, a collection of information, a graph, an array, and / or other possible information. Controlling a transmitter may refer to and / or include providing a signal that causes the transmitter to adjust one or more aspects of a transmission signal. A time point may refer to and / or include a given point within at least one of a second, a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year, and / or other possible time points. A difference between time points may refer to and / or include a first time point that occurs before a second time point, a second time point that occurs after the first time point, a first time point that occurs before and / or after the second time point, and / or various combinations. A communication standard may refer to and / or include at least one of a protocol, a communication protocol, a means for communication, wired communication, wireless communication, a regulation, and / or various combinations.

[0027] At least one embodiment is directed to a system. The system may include a transmitter and a device. The device may communicate with the transmitter. The device may include a first circuit. The first circuit may receive a first signal having a first power amount from an amplifier. The first circuit may also determine a power range associated with transmitting the first signal by the transmitter based on the first power amount. The device may also include a second circuit. The second circuit may receive a second signal from the first circuit to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit. Receiving the second signal by the second circuit may cause the second circuit to adjust the first signal from the first power amount to a second power amount. The device may also include a third circuit. The third circuit may receive the first signal having a second power amount from the second circuit. The third circuit may also provide a third signal having a voltage level indicating a third power amount transmitted by the transmitter.

[0028] In some embodiments, the third power amount may be the same as the first power amount. A third signal may be provided to the first circuit. The first circuit may receive the third signal from the third circuit. The first circuit may also determine, in response to receiving the third signal, that the third signal has a second voltage level indicating a fourth power amount transmitted by the transmitter. The first circuit may also retrieve from a memory of the device a table including correlations between a plurality of voltage levels of the third signal and a plurality of power amounts that the transmitter is configured to transmit. The first circuit may also determine, based on the table, that the voltage level is correlated with the third power amount. The first circuit may also control the transmitter in response to the third signal having the second voltage level to cause the transmitter to adjust the first signal from the fourth power amount to the first power amount.

[0029] In some embodiments, the transmitter may transmit the first signal in response to receiving the first signal by the first circuit.The second power amount may be different from the first power amount, and the second circuit may adjust the plurality of signals by a predetermined amount.

[0030] In some embodiments, the first circuit may also receive a fourth signal having a fourth power amount from the amplifier. The first circuit may also determine a second power range associated with transmitting the fourth signal by the second transmitter based on the fourth power amount. The first circuit may also control the second circuit to adjust the fourth signal from the fourth power amount to a fifth power amount.

[0031] In some embodiments, the first circuit may also receive a third signal at a first time point. The first circuit may also receive a fifth signal having a second voltage level indicating a sixth amount of power transmitted by the second transmitter at a second time point. The first time point may be different from the second time point.

[0032] In some embodiments, the first circuit may also retrieve a first table stored in a memory of the device in response to receiving the third signal. The first circuit may also determine, based on the first table, that the third power amount is the same as the first power amount. The first circuit may also retrieve a second table stored in a memory of the device in response to receiving the fifth signal. The first circuit may also determine, based on the second table, that the sixth power amount is the same as the fourth power amount.

[0033] In some embodiments, the transmitter may transmit the first signal according to the first protocol. The second transmitter may transmit the fourth signal according to the second protocol. The first circuit may control the transmission of the first signal by the transmitter and control the transmission of the fourth signal by the second transmitter based on communication with the third circuit.

[0034] In some embodiments, communicating with the third circuit may include determining, by the first circuit, that the third power amount is different from the first power amount. Communicating with the third circuit may also include controlling, by the first circuit, the transmitter to adjust transmission of the first signal by the transmitter based on the difference between the third power amount and the first power amount. Communicating with the third circuit may also include receiving, by the first circuit, from the third circuit a fifth signal having a second voltage level indicating a fourth power amount transmitted by the second transmitter. Communicating with the third circuit may also include controlling, by the first circuit, the second transmitter to adjust the fourth signal from the fourth power amount to the fifth power amount.

[0035] In some embodiments, the transmitter may transmit the first signal at a first time point, the second transmitter may transmit the fourth signal at a second time point, and the first time point and the second time point may be different.

[0036] At least one embodiment is directed to a device. The device may include a first circuit. The first circuit may receive a first signal having a first power amount from an amplifier. The first circuit may also determine a power range associated with transmitting the first signal by a transmitter based on the first power amount. The device may also include a second circuit. The second circuit may receive a second signal from the first circuit to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit. Receiving the second signal by the second circuit may cause the second circuit to adjust the first signal from the first power amount to a second power amount. The device may also include a third circuit. The third circuit may receive the first signal having a second power amount from the second circuit. The third circuit may also provide a third signal having a voltage level indicating a third power amount transmitted by the transmitter.

[0037] In some embodiments, the third power amount may be the same as the first power amount. A third signal may be provided to the first circuit. The first circuit may receive the third signal from the third circuit. The first circuit may also determine, in response to receiving the third signal, that the third signal has a second voltage level indicating a fourth power amount transmitted by the transmitter. The first circuit may also retrieve from a memory of the device a table including correlations between a plurality of voltage levels of the third signal and a plurality of power amounts that the transmitter is configured to transmit. The first circuit may also determine, based on the table, that the voltage level is correlated with the third power amount. The first circuit may also control the transmitter in response to the third signal having the second voltage level to cause the transmitter to adjust the first signal from the fourth power amount to the first power amount.

[0038] In some embodiments, the transmitter may transmit the first signal in response to receiving the first signal by the first circuit.The second power amount may be different from the first power amount, and the second circuit may adjust the plurality of signals by a predetermined amount.

[0039] In some embodiments, the first circuit may also receive a fourth signal having a fourth power amount from the amplifier. The first circuit may also determine a second power range associated with transmitting the fourth signal by the second transmitter based on the fourth power amount. The first circuit may also control the second circuit to adjust the fourth signal from the fourth power amount to a fifth power amount.

[0040] In some embodiments, the first circuit may also receive a third signal at a first time point. The first circuit may also receive a fifth signal having a second voltage level indicating a sixth amount of power transmitted by the second transmitter at a second time point. The first time point may be different from the second time point.

[0041] In some embodiments, the first circuit may also retrieve a first table stored in a memory of the device in response to receiving the third signal. The first circuit may also determine, based on the first table, that the third power amount is the same as the first power amount. The first circuit may also retrieve a second table stored in a memory of the device in response to receiving the fifth signal. The first circuit may also determine, based on the second table, that the sixth power amount is the same as the fourth power amount.

[0042] In some embodiments, the transmitter may transmit the first signal according to the first protocol. The second transmitter may transmit the fourth signal according to the second protocol. The first circuit may control the transmission of the first signal by the transmitter and control the transmission of the fourth signal by the second transmitter based on communication with the third circuit.

[0043] In some embodiments, the transmitter may transmit the first signal at a first time point, the second transmitter may transmit the fourth signal at a second time point, and the first time point and the second time point may be different.

[0044] At least one embodiment is directed to a method. The method may include receiving, by a first circuit of a device, a first signal having a first power amount from an amplifier. The method may also include determining, by the first circuit of the device, a power range associated with transmitting the first signal by a transmitter based on the first power amount. The method may also include receiving, by a second circuit of the device, a second signal from the first circuit of the device to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit of the device. Receiving the second signal by the second circuit of the device may cause the second circuit of the device to adjust the first signal from the first power amount to a second power amount. The method may also include receiving, by a third circuit of the device, the first signal having a second power amount from the second circuit of the device. The method may also include providing, by the third circuit of the device, a third signal having a voltage level indicative of a third power amount transmitted by the transmitter.

[0045] In some embodiments, the third power amount may be the same as the first power amount. The third signal may be provided to the first circuit of the device. The method may also include receiving, by the first circuit of the device, the third signal from the third circuit of the device. The method may also include determining, by the first circuit of the device, in response to receiving the third signal, that the third signal has a second voltage level indicating a fourth power amount transmitted by the transmitter. The method may also include retrieving, by the first circuit of the device, from a memory of the device a table including correlations between a plurality of voltage levels of the third signal and a plurality of power amounts that the transmitter is configured to transmit. The method may also include determining, by the first circuit of the device, based on the table, that the voltage level is correlated with the third power amount. The method may also include controlling, by the first circuit of the device, in response to the third signal having the second voltage level, the transmitter to cause the transmitter to adjust the first signal from the fourth power amount to the first power amount.

[0046] In some embodiments, the method may also include receiving, by the first circuit of the device, a fourth signal having a fourth power amount from the amplifier. The method may also include determining, by the first circuit of the device, a second power range associated with transmitting the fourth signal by the second transmitter based on the fourth power amount. The method may also include controlling, by the first circuit of the device, the second circuit of the device to adjust the fourth signal from the fourth power amount to a fifth power amount.

[0047] Figure 1A block diagram of system 100 is depicted in accordance with some embodiments. System 100 may refer to and / or include at least one of the systems, devices, and / or components described herein. In some embodiments, various systems, devices, and / or components of system 100 may be added, removed, integrated, separated, rearranged, relocated, and / or replaced. For example, a first component of system 100 may be relocated from a first device to a second device. As another example, a device that includes one amplifier may be modified to include two amplifiers. In some embodiments, system 100 may be implemented as and / or housed within a system on a chip (SoC). For example, one or more components of system 100 may be included in the SoC.

[0048] In some embodiments, system 100 and / or one or more components thereof may be included in and / or implemented as one or more components of a communication device (e.g., an antenna, a transmitter, a transceiver, a receiver, a radio frequency (RF) device, etc.) For example, a first component of system 100 may include a power amplifier and the first component may drive an antenna.

[0049] In some embodiments, system 100 includes at least one device 105, at least one amplifier 145, and at least one transmitter 150. In some embodiments, device 105 may include a device described herein. In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may include at least one of the various systems, devices, and / or components described herein. In some embodiments, transmitter 150 may include a transmitter described herein. The systems, devices, and / or components of system 100 may communicate with each other. For example, amplifier 145 may be communicatively coupled to device 105. As another example, a first component and a second component of device 105 may be communicatively coupled to each other.

[0050] Amplifier 145 may communicate with device 105. For example, amplifier 145 may be coupled to device 105. In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may be directly coupled to device 105 (e.g., at least a portion of amplifier 145 is coupled to at least a portion of device 105). In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may be indirectly coupled to device 105. For example, amplifier 145 may be directly coupled to a component and the component may also be directly coupled to device 105. In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may be electrically coupled to device 105.

[0051] In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may provide one or more signals. For example, amplifier 145 may provide a first signal and a second signal. In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may provide signals via wired communication. For example, amplifier 145 may be electrically coupled to a component via wires and / or cables. To continue this example, amplifier 145 may provide one or more signals to a component via wires. In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may provide signals via wireless communication. For example, amplifier 145 may include a transceiver and amplifier 145 may provide one or more wireless signals via the transceiver.

[0052] In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may include and / or be implemented as an operational amplifier. For example, amplifier 145 may receive a first signal and amplifier 145 may provide a second signal that is an amplification of the first signal. In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may provide a signal indicating an amount of power. For example, amplifier 145 may provide a signal having a voltage level of 5V and the voltage level of 5V may indicate an amount of power. As another example, amplifier 145 may provide an amplified signal and the amplified signal (based on a gain factor of amplifier 145) may indicate an amount of power.

[0053] In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may provide one or more signals to device 105. For example, amplifier 145 may provide a first signal and a second signal to device 105. In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may provide signals having one or more levels. For example, amplifier 145 may provide a first signal having a first level and a second signal having a second level. In some embodiments, the level may indicate an amount of power. For example, a signal having a first level may indicate a first amount of power. In some embodiments, the level of the signal provided by amplifier 145 may have one or more values. For example, the first level of the first signal may include a first value and / or a second value. As another example, the first signal may include a first level and the second signal may include a second level. To continue this example, the first level and the second level may be similar to each other (e.g., the same level) and / or different from each other (e.g., the first level is greater than and / or less than the second level).

[0054] In some embodiments, the level and / or value of the signal provided by amplifier 145 may be related to one or more modes of system 100 and / or device 105. For example, amplifier 145 may provide a first signal in response to selection of a first mode (via an input device). In some embodiments, one or more modes may refer to and / or include one or more protocols. For example, a first mode may be related to communicating via Bluetooth (e.g., a protocol). As another example, a second mode may be related to communicating via WLAN (e.g., a protocol).

[0055] In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may provide a first signal having a first value indicating a first mode. For example, amplifier 145 may provide a signal having a value indicating communication via Bluetooth. In some embodiments, amplifier 145 may provide one or more signals having one or more values ​​indicating one or more modes. For example, amplifier 145 may provide a second signal having a second value indicating a second mode.

[0056] In some embodiments, the transmitter 150 may include at least one of a communication device, a transceiver, a receiver, an antenna, a radio frequency device, a telecommunication device, and / or various combinations thereof. The transmitter 150 may transmit and / or provide signals corresponding to one or more protocols. For example, the transmitter 150 may transmit signals corresponding to WLAN communication. As another example, the transmitter 150 may transmit signals corresponding to Bluetooth communication. In some embodiments, the system 100 may include a first transmitter 150 and a second transmitter 150. The first transmitter 150 may transmit signals corresponding to a first protocol. The second transmitter 150 may transmit signals corresponding to a second protocol. In some embodiments, the transmitter 150 may transmit signals corresponding to a first mode and / or a second mode.

[0057] In some embodiments, the device 105 may include at least one processing circuit 110, at least one power detector 130, at least one attenuator 135, and at least one baseband 140. In some embodiments, the processing circuit 110 may refer to and / or include at least one of the circuits and / or circuit systems described herein. In some embodiments, the processing circuit 110 may include at least one processor 115 and a memory 120. The memory 120 may refer to and / or include one or more devices (e.g., random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, hard disk storage device) for storing data and / or computer code for completing and / or facilitating the various processes described herein. The memory 120 may be and / or include non-transitory volatile memory, non-volatile memory, and non-transitory computer storage media. The memory 120 may include a database component, an object code component, a script component, or any other type of information structure for supporting the various activities and information structures described herein. Memory 120 may be communicatively coupled to processor 115 and memory 120 may include computer code or instructions (eg, firmware or software) for performing one or more processes described herein.

[0058] The processor 115 may be implemented as one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), groups of processing components, or other suitable electronic processing components. The memory 120 may store one or more instructions that, when executed by the processor 115, cause the processor 115 to perform one or more of the various operations or processes described herein. In some embodiments, the memory 120 may store, save, and / or maintain at least one of a record, table, database, data structure, and / or information set.

[0059] In some embodiments, memory 120 may store, save and / or maintain at least one table 125. Table 125 may refer to and / or include a table described herein. In some embodiments, table 125 may include one or more graphs. For example, table 125 may include a graph including one or more regions. A region may include, indicate and / or represent a correlation between one or more voltage levels and a transmission power level. For example, a first region may correlate a voltage level with a power level associated with a transmission of transmitter 150.

[0060] In some embodiments, processing circuit 110 and / or one or more components thereof may perform functionality similar to functionality of at least one of power detector 130, attenuator 135, and / or baseband 140. For example, memory 120 may store instructions that, when executed by processor 115, cause processor 115 to perform functionality similar to functionality of power detector 130. In some embodiments, one or more components of device 105 may be communicatively coupled to each other. For example, power detector 130 may be communicatively coupled to attenuator 135.

[0061] In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may receive one or more signals. For example, the power detector 130 may receive one or more signals from the amplifier 145. In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may receive a signal having one or more power levels. For example, the power detector 130 may receive a first signal having a first power amount and the power detector 130 may receive a second signal having a second power amount. In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may detect one or more power levels. For example, the power detector 130 may detect that the first signal has a first power amount. In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may detect one or more power levels by determining a voltage level, determining a current level, and / or at least one of various combinations.

[0062] In some embodiments, power detector 130 may determine one or more power ranges. For example, power detector 130 may determine a power range for transmitter 150. In other words, power detector 130 may determine a given amount of power, a given decibel level, and / or a signal strength that may be transmitted by transmitter 150.

[0063] As a non-limiting example, the transmitter 150 may correspond to and / or transmit a signal corresponding to a WLAN communication. To continue with this non-limiting example, the transmission of the signal corresponding to the WLAN communication may include a given power range. In this non-limiting example, the power detector 130 may receive a first signal including a first power amount from the amplifier 145. The first power amount may correspond to the WLAN communication. To continue with this non-limiting example, the power detector 130 may determine a power range for the transmitter 150 based on the first power amount. In this non-limiting example, the power detector 130 may determine a power range for the WLAN communication.

[0064] In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may provide and / or transmit one or more signals. For example, the power detector 130 may provide one or more signals to the attenuator 135. In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may provide a signal to control the attenuator 135. For example, the attenuator 135 may be capable of attenuating the signal at one or more rates and / or percentages. To continue with this example, the power detector 130 may provide a signal to the attenuator 135 to control a given attenuation rate of the attenuator 135.

[0065] In some embodiments, the attenuator 135 may receive one or more signals. For example, the attenuator 135 may receive a signal from the power detector 130. In some embodiments, the attenuator 135 may receive a signal that defines one or more characteristics of the attenuator 135. For example, the attenuator 135 may include one or more capacitors and one or more switches. To continue this example, the opening and / or closing of the switches (e.g., the characteristics) may control and / or adjust the attenuation rate of the attenuator 135. In some embodiments, the attenuator 135 receiving a signal from the power detector 130 may cause the attenuator 135 to adjust one or more power amounts. For example, the attenuator 135 may receive one or more signals from the amplifier 145 and the attenuator 135 may adjust the one or more signals from a first power amount to a second power amount.

[0066] In some embodiments, attenuator 135 may provide one or more signals. For example, attenuator 135 may provide a signal to baseband 140. In some embodiments, attenuator 135 may provide an attenuated amplifier signal (e.g., an adjusted signal provided by amplifier 145). For example, attenuator 135 may receive a first signal having a first power amount and attenuator 135 may adjust the first signal to a second power amount. To continue with this example, attenuator 135 may provide the first signal to baseband 140 and the first signal may have the second power amount.

[0067] Baseband 140 may receive one or more signals. For example, baseband 140 may receive one or more signals from attenuator 135. In some embodiments, baseband 140 may receive one or more modified and / or adjusted signals. For example, baseband 140 may receive one or more first signals corresponding to one or more second signals transmitted by transmitter 150. To continue with this example, the one or more first signals may have been adjusted by attenuator 135.

[0068] In some embodiments, baseband 140 may determine one or more signal levels. For example, baseband 140 may determine one or more levels of a signal provided by attenuator 135. As another example, baseband 140 may determine one or more levels of a signal transmitted by transmitter 150. In some embodiments, a signal level may refer to and / or include at least one of a voltage level, a current level, and / or a power level. In some embodiments, a signal provided by amplifier 145 may include one or more levels that exceed a predetermined level of baseband 140. For example, baseband 140 may be rated to receive a voltage level of a given value and the voltage level of the signal provided by amplifier 145 may exceed the given value. In some embodiments, attenuator 135 may attenuate one or more signals to adjust the signal from a voltage level that exceeds a predetermined level to a voltage level that is within a predetermined level.

[0069] In some embodiments, baseband 140 may provide one or more transmission signal strength indicator (TSSI) signals. In some embodiments, the TSSI signal may include one or more voltage levels and the voltage levels may indicate and / or correspond to the amount of power transmitted by transmitter 150. For example, a first TSSI signal may have a first voltage level and the first voltage level may indicate that transmitter 150 transmits a signal having a first amount of power. As another example, the voltage level of the TSSI signal may correspond to one or more decibel levels. For example, table 125 may include a correlation between a first TSSI voltage level and one or more amounts of power. In some embodiments, baseband 140 may provide the TSSI signal to one or more components of system 100. For example, baseband 140 may provide the TSSI signal to power detector 130.

[0070] In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may receive signals corresponding to one or more transmitters. For example, the power detector 130 may receive a first signal corresponding to a signal transmitted by the first transmitter 150. To continue this example, the power detector 130 may receive a second signal corresponding to a signal transmitted by the second transmitter 150. In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may identify one or more transmitters based on the signal provided by the amplifier 145. For example, the first transmitter 150 may transmit a signal having a first power range. To continue this example, the power detector 130 may identify the first transmitter 150 in response to the power detector 130 receiving a first signal having an amount of power corresponding to the first power range from the amplifier 145.

[0071] In some embodiments, power detector 130 may control attenuator 135 based on a signal provided by transmitter 150 and / or amplifier 145. For example, power detector 130 may control attenuator 135 based on power detector 130 receiving a signal corresponding to a first communication protocol from amplifier 145. To continue with this example, power detector 130 may control attenuator 135 to adjust the signal by a first amount based on the signal corresponding to the first communication protocol.

[0072] Figure 2 Depicted is a graph 200 according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, graph 200 may include at least one of the various tables, graphs, and / or data structures described herein. In some embodiments, graph 200 may be stored in and / or located in table 125. In some embodiments, graph 200 may include and / or illustrate various correlations described herein. Graph 200 may include regions 205 and 210. In some embodiments, region 205 may include a first region and region 210 may include a second region. Regions (e.g., regions 205 and 210) may correspond to and / or represent correlations between TSSI voltage levels and transmission power levels. Figure 2 , TSSI voltage levels may be associated with one or more transmission power levels. For example, a TSSI voltage level of approximately 7 volts is shown as corresponding to 5 dBm and 15 dBm. To continue this example, device 105 may distinguish TSSI signals by selecting a given range for use during signal analysis.

[0073] In some embodiments, the zones (e.g., zones 205 and 210) may correspond to various attenuation rates of attenuator 135. For example, a first zone may correspond to a first attenuation rate of attenuator 135. In some embodiments, power detector 130 may determine a first power amount associated with a transmission by transmitter 150. To continue with this example, power detector 130 may select a given zone of table 125 that includes a power level associated with the first power amount.

[0074] In some embodiments, graph 200 and / or the correlations illustrated by graph 200 may provide some of the technical solutions described herein. For example, the regions of graph 200 may provide the dynamic range of a given communication standard to be distributed and / or separated so that various power levels of the dynamic range may be represented by a single TSSI signal level. For example, Figure 2 This illustrates an example where a TSSI signal level of 3 volts can represent transmit power levels of -5 dB and 12 dB.

[0075] In some embodiments, graph 200 may be used during a feedback loop and / or closed loop control. For example, power detector 130 may determine why a given range of graph 200 is to be used to monitor signal transmission of transmitter 150.

[0076] Figure 3 A schematic block diagram 300 is depicted according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, the schematic block diagram 300 may include at least one of the systems, devices, and / or components of the system 100. For example, the schematic block diagram 300 may include the power detector 130. In some embodiments, various systems, devices, and / or components of the schematic block diagram 300 may be added, removed, integrated, separated, rearranged, relocated, and / or replaced. For example, while the schematic block diagram 300 may be shown as having two or more similar components, the schematic block diagram 300 may be modified so that at least one of the components is removed. As another example, a device shown as including a single component may be modified to also have a second component.

[0077] In some embodiments, the schematic block diagram 300 may include at least one WLAN power amplifier 305, at least one attenuator 310, at least one WLAN antenna 315, at least one power detector 320, at least one Bluetooth power amplifier 325, at least one attenuator 330, at least one Bluetooth antenna 335, at least one power detector 340, and baseband 140. In some embodiments, at least one of the systems, devices, and / or components of the schematic block diagram 300 may include and / or perform functionality similar to at least one system, device, and / or component described herein.

[0078] In some embodiments, the WLAN power amplifier 305 and / or the WLAN PA 305 may provide a first signal to the power detector 320. For example, the WLAN PA 305 may provide a signal indicating a transmission associated with the WLAN antenna 315 and / or the WLAN ANT 315. To continue with this example, the signal may include a first power amount. In some embodiments, the power detector 320 may control the attenuator 310 based on the signal received from the WLAN PA 305. For example, the power detector 320 may transmit one or more signals to the attenuator 310 to adjust the attenuation rate of the attenuator 310. In some embodiments, the power detector 320 may select a given region of the graph 200 for feedback control of the transmission by the WLAN ANT 315. For example, the power detector 320 may select the region 210.

[0079] In some embodiments, the attenuator 310 may receive a first signal from the WLAN PA 305 and the attenuator 310 may attenuate the first signal. For example, the attenuator 310 may adjust the first signal from a first power amount to a second power amount. In some embodiments, the attenuator 310 may provide the attenuated signal to the baseband 140. For example, the attenuator 310 may be electrically coupled to the baseband 140.

[0080] In some embodiments, baseband 140 may receive an attenuated signal from attenuator 310. Baseband 140 may generate one or more TSSI signals based on the attenuated signal. For example, baseband 140 may determine a given power amount of the attenuated signal and baseband 140 may generate a corresponding TSSI signal. In some embodiments, baseband 140 may provide the TSSI signal to power detector 320. Figure 3 , the baseband 140 may provide the TSSI in conjunction with the WLAN control loop and / or as a port of the WLAN control loop. In some embodiments, the WLAN control loop may include a power detector 320 determining a power range of the WLAN ANT 315 and the power detector 320 selecting a given region of the graph 200. The WLAN control loop may also include the power detector 320 controlling an attenuation rate of the attenuator 310 and the attenuator 310 providing an attenuation signal to the baseband 140. The WLAN control loop may also include the baseband 140 transmitting the TSSI signal to the power detector 320 and the power detector 320 controlling transmission of the WLAN ANT 315 based on the TSSI signal.

[0081] In some embodiments, the TSSI signal may have one or more voltage levels indicating one or more power quantities. For example, a first TSSI signal may have a first voltage level indicating a first power quantity. As another example, a first TSSI signal may have a first voltage level indicating a first power quantity and a second power quantity. To continue with this example, power detector 320 may use graph 200 to determine which power quantity the first TSSI signal corresponds to.

[0082] In some embodiments, the power detector 320 may receive a TSSI signal. For example, the power detector 130 may receive a TSSI signal corresponding to a transmission of the WLAN ANT 315. In some embodiments, the power detector 320 may determine the signal strength of the transmission signal based on the TSSI signal. For example, the power detector 320 may retrieve the table 125 from the memory 120. To continue this example, the power detector 320 may determine a given transmission power level associated with the TSSI signal based on the table 125. In other words, the power detector 320 may determine the transmission power level using the selected zone and the correlation between the TSSI signal and the power level of the selected zone.

[0083] In some embodiments, the power detector 320 may determine, based on the TSSI signal, that a given TSSI signal indicates a difference between a signal provided by the WLAN PA 305 and a signal transmitted by the WLAN ANT 315. For example, the WLAN PA 305 may provide a signal indicating that the WLAN ANT 315 transmits a second signal having a given power level. To continue with this example, the given power level may be associated with a given TSSI voltage level. The power detector 320 may determine the difference between the signal provided by the WLAN PA 305 and the signal transmitted by the WLAN ANT 315 in response to the power detector 320 determining that the TSSI voltage level is associated with an amount of power that is different from the amount of power indicated by the signal provided by the WLAN PA 305.

[0084] As a non-limiting example, the power detector 320 may receive a first signal indicating a power level of 20 dB from the WLAN PA 305. In this non-limiting example, the power detector 320 may determine that the first signal corresponds to a transmission of the WLAN ANT 315 based on the first signal provided by the WLAN PA 305. To continue with this non-limiting example, the power detector 320 may determine a given region of the graph 200. In this non-limiting example, the power detector 320 may determine the region 210. To continue with this example, the power detector 320 may determine a given set point for the attenuator 310 based on the region 210. In this non-limiting example, the attenuator 310 may attenuate the first signal based on the given set point. To continue with this non-limiting example, the attenuator 310 may provide an attenuated signal to the baseband 140. In this non-limiting example, the baseband 140 may determine a given TSSI voltage level based on the attenuated signal. To continue with this non-limiting example, the baseband 140 may provide a TSSI signal having a given TSSI voltage level to the power detector 320. In this non-limiting example, the TSSI voltage level may be 7 volts.To continue with this example, the power detector 320 may determine that the transmission power level associated with the transmission of the WLAN ANT 315 is 20 dB based on the TSSI voltage level.

[0085] As another non-limiting example, the power detector 320 may receive a second TSSI signal having a voltage level of 5 volts. In this non-limiting example, the power detector 320 may determine that the voltage level of 5 volts corresponds to a transmission power level of 15 dB. To continue with this example, the power detector 320 may perform feedback control to modify and / or adjust transmissions of the WLAN ANT 315 in response to the power detector 320 determining that the transmission power level of 15 dB is different from the power level indicated by the given signal of the WLAN PA 305.

[0086] In some embodiments, the Bluetooth power amplifier 325 and / or the BT PA 325 may provide a signal to the power detector 340 indicating a transmission associated with the Bluetooth antenna 335 and / or the BT ANT 335. In some embodiments, the power detector 340, the attenuator 330, and the baseband 140 may provide one or more similar steps or processes described herein to perform a BT control loop. For example, the power detector 340 may control the attenuation rate of the attenuator 330 and the power detector 340 may determine a given region of the graph 200 for feedback control of the transmission by the BT ANT 335.

[0087] Figure 4 1 depicts a schematic block diagram of an attenuator 135 according to some embodiments. Figure 4200. The attenuator 135 shown in FIG. 200 may include at least one capacitor and at least one switch. In some embodiments, the switches may be controlled by the power detector 130. For example, the power detector 130 may provide a first signal to the attenuator 135 to cause the first switch to open and the second switch to close. In some embodiments, a given switch may be opened and / or closed based on a given region of the graph 200. For example, when the power detector 130 is using region 205, the first switch and the second switch may be opened. As another example, when the power detector 130 is using region 210, the third switch may be opened.

[0088] Figure 5 A block diagram depicting process 500 according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, at least one of the various systems, devices, and / or components described herein may perform at least one step of process 500. For example, processing circuit 110 may perform at least one step of process 500. Although some steps of process 500 are described as being performed by one or more given systems, devices, and / or components, one or more steps of process 500 are not limited to being performed according to the examples described herein.

[0089] In step 505, a first signal having a first power amount may be received. For example, the power detector 130 may receive the first signal. In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may receive the first signal from the amplifier 145. The power detector 130 may receive the first signal in response to a user interacting with the display device. For example, the power detector 130 may receive the first signal in response to a user interacting with a touch screen of the mobile device.

[0090] In some embodiments, the first signal may correspond to at least one protocol. For example, the first signal may correspond to a WLAN transmission. As another example, the first signal may correspond to a Bluetooth transmission. In some embodiments, the first signal may be provided to transmitter 150 for transmission. For example, transmitter 150 may transmit the first signal in response to receiving the first signal in step 505.

[0091] In step 510, a power range associated with the transmitter may be determined. For example, a power range associated with transmitter 150 may be determined. In some embodiments, power detector 130 may determine the power range of transmitter 150 based on the power amount of the first signal. For example, the first signal may include a power amount of 25 dB and power detector 130 may determine the power range of transmitter 152 based on the 25 dB. In other words, power detector 130 may determine a power range associated with transmitter 150 transmitting a signal having 25 dB.

[0092] In some embodiments, a power range may refer to and / or include a signal variance. For example, a power range may include one or more power amounts that are greater than and / or less than a power amount of the first signal. In some embodiments, power detector 130 may determine a given region of graph 200 based on a range power. For example, power detector 130 may determine region 210.

[0093] In step 515, a second signal may be received to adjust the first signal. For example, the attenuator 135 may receive a signal that causes the attenuation rate of the attenuator 135 to change. In some embodiments, the power detector 130 may provide the second signal to the attenuator 135. For example, the power detector 130 may provide the second signal in response to the power detector 130 determining a given region of the graph 200.

[0094] In some embodiments, the second signal may cause the attenuator 135 to adjust one or more signals. For example, the second signal may cause one or more switches of the attenuator 135 to open and / or close and a given opening and / or closing of the one or more switches may dictate and / or determine an attenuation rate of the attenuator 135. In some embodiments, the attenuator 135 may receive the first signal and the attenuator 135 may adjust the first signal from a first power amount to a second power amount in response to receiving the second signal.

[0095] In step 520, a first signal having a second power amount may be received. For example, baseband 140 may receive the first signal having the second power amount. In some embodiments, baseband 140 may receive the first signal in response to attenuator 135 adjusting the first signal from the first power amount to the second power amount. In some embodiments, the first signal may be adjusted to a given second power amount based on a predetermined threshold of a power level. For example, the first signal may be adjusted based on a voltage rating of baseband 140.

[0096] In step 525, a third signal indicating a third power amount may be provided. For example, baseband 140 may provide the third signal to power detector 130. In some embodiments, the third signal may refer to and / or include at least one of the various TSSI signals described herein. For example, the third signal may include a voltage level indicating a given transmission power level. In some embodiments, baseband 140 may provide the third signal to power detector 130 and power detector 130 may perform feedback control based on the voltage level of the third signal.

[0097] In some embodiments, power detector 130 may perform at least one of the various feedback loops, feedback controls, and / or transmitter controls described herein. For example, based on graph 200, the voltage level of the third signal may be correlated to a given transmission power level. To continue with this example, power detector 130 may control and / or adjust transmission of transmitter 150 in response to power detector 130 detecting a difference between a first power amount of the first signal and a power amount corresponding to the voltage level of the third signal.

[0098] The hardware systems described herein may be implemented in many different ways and in many different combinations of hardware and software and circuit designs. For example, all or part of the implementation may be: a circuit system including an instruction processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microcontroller, or a microprocessor; an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLO), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA); or a circuit system including discrete logic or other circuit components, including analog circuit components, digital circuit components, or both; or any combination thereof. As an example, the circuit system may include discrete interconnected hardware components and / or may be combined on a single integrated circuit die, distributed among multiple integrated circuit dies, or implemented in a multi-chip module (MCM) of multiple integrated circuit dies in a common package. In some embodiments, the circuit system may be disposed on one or more integrated circuit dies in an integrated circuit package. In some embodiments, the integrated circuit package may be a combination of two or more packages.

[0099] The circuit system may further include or access instructions (e.g., software or firmware) for execution by the circuit system. The instructions may be stored in a tangible storage medium other than a transient signal, such as flash memory, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM); or on a magnetic or optical disk, such as a compact disk read-only memory (CDROM), a hard disk drive (HDD), or other magnetic or optical disk; or in or on another machine-readable medium. A product, such as a computer program product, may include a storage medium and instructions stored in or on the medium, and the instructions, when executed by the circuit system in a device, may cause the device to implement any of the processes described above or illustrated in the drawings.

[0100] The embodiments may be distributed as a circuit system among multiple system components, such as between multiple processors and memories, optionally including multiple distributed processing systems. Parameters, databases, and other data structures may be stored and managed separately, may be incorporated into a single memory or database, may be logically and physically organized in many different ways, and may be implemented in many different ways, including as data structures such as linked lists, hash tables, arrays, records, objects, or implicit storage mechanisms. Programs may be parts of a single program (e.g., subroutines), separate programs, distributed across several memories and processors, or implemented in many different ways, such as in a program library (e.g., a shared program library (e.g., a dynamic link library (DLL))). For example, a DLL may store instructions that, when executed by the circuit system, perform any of the processes described above or illustrated in the drawings.

[0101] The term "coupled" and its variations include two components directly or indirectly joined to each other. The term "electrically coupled" and its variations include two components directly or indirectly joined to each other through a conductive material (e.g., a metal or copper trace). This joining may be static (e.g., permanent or fixed) or movable (e.g., removable or releasable). This joining may be achieved by two components directly coupled to each other, wherein the two components are coupled to each other using a separate intermediary component and any additional intermediate components that are coupled to each other, or wherein the two components are coupled to each other using an intermediary component that is integrally formed as a single entity with one of the two components. If "coupled" or its variations are modified by additional terms (e.g., directly coupled), the general definition of "coupled" provided above is modified by the ordinary language meaning of the additional terms (e.g., "directly coupled" means that the two components are joined without any separate intermediary components), resulting in a narrower definition than the general definition of "coupled" provided above. This coupling may be mechanical, electrical, or fluidic.

[0102] The foregoing summarizes the features of several embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand aspects of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that they can easily use the present disclosure as a basis for designing or modifying other processes and structures for implementing the same purposes and / or achieving the same advantages of the embodiments described herein. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and that various changes, substitutions, and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

[0103] It should be noted that certain paragraphs of the present disclosure may refer to terms such as "first" and "second" in conjunction with transmission spatial streams, sounding frames, responses, and subsets of devices for identification or distinction from each other or other purposes. These terms are not intended to relate entities (e.g., first device and second device) only in time or according to sequence, but in some cases, these entities may include such a relationship. These terms also do not limit the number of possible entities that can operate within a system or environment. It should be understood that the system described above may provide multiple of any or each of these components, and these components may be provided on a stand-alone machine, or in some embodiments, on multiple machines in a distributed system. In addition, the systems and methods described above may be provided as one or more computer-readable programs or executable instructions, which are embodied on or in one or more articles of manufacture, such as a floppy disk, hard disk, CD-ROM, flash memory card, PROM, RAM, ROM, or tape. The program may be implemented in any programming language (e.g., LISP, PERL, C, C++, C#) or in any byte code language (e.g., JAVA). A software program or executable instructions may be stored as object code on or in one or more articles of manufacture.

[0104] Although the foregoing written description of the methods and systems enables one skilled in the art to make and use embodiments thereof, one skilled in the art will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific embodiments, methods, and examples herein. Therefore, the methods and systems should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, methods, and examples, but rather to all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A system comprising: Transmitter; and A device in communication with the transmitter, wherein the device comprises: A first circuit is configured to: receiving a first signal having a first amount of power from an amplifier; and determining a power range associated with transmitting the first signal by the transmitter based on the first amount of power; A second circuit is configured to: receiving a second signal from the first circuit to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit, wherein receiving the second signal by the second circuit causes the second circuit to adjust the first signal from the first power amount to a second power amount; and A third circuit is configured to: receiving the first signal having the second power amount from the second circuit; and A third signal having a voltage level indicative of a third amount of power transmitted by the transmitter is provided.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the third amount of power is the same as the first amount of power, wherein the third signal is provided to the first circuit, and further comprising: The first circuit is configured to: receiving the third signal from the third circuit; determining, in response to receiving the third signal, that the third signal has a second voltage level indicative of a fourth amount of power transmitted by the transmitter; retrieving from a memory of the device a table comprising correlations between a plurality of voltage levels of the third signal and a plurality of amounts of power that the transmitter is configured to transmit; determining, based on the table, that the voltage level is associated with the third amount of power; and The transmitter is controlled in response to the third signal having the second voltage level to cause the transmitter to adjust the first signal from the fourth power amount to the first power amount.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein: the transmitter transmitting the first signal in response to receiving the first signal by the first circuit; The second power amount is different from the first power amount; and The second circuit is configured to adjust a plurality of signals by a predetermined amount.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising: The first circuit is configured to: receiving a fourth signal having a fourth amount of power from the amplifier; determining a second power range associated with transmitting the fourth signal by a second transmitter based on the fourth power amount; and The second circuit is controlled to adjust the fourth signal from the fourth power amount to a fifth power amount.

5. The system according to claim 4, further comprising: The first circuit is configured to: Receiving the third signal at a first time point; and receiving, at a second point in time, a fifth signal having a second voltage level indicative of a sixth amount of power transmitted by the second transmitter; The first time point is different from the second time point.

6. The system according to claim 5, further comprising: The first circuit is configured to: retrieving a first table stored in a memory of the device in response to receiving the third signal; determining, based on the first table, that the third power amount is the same as the first power amount; retrieving a second table stored in a memory of the device in response to receiving the fifth signal; and The sixth power amount is determined to be the same as the fourth power amount based on the second table.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising: the transmitter configured to transmit the first signal according to a first protocol; a second transmitter configured to transmit a fourth signal according to a second protocol; and The first circuit is configured to control transmission of the first signal by the transmitter and control transmission of the fourth signal by the second transmitter based on communication with the third circuit.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the communication with the third circuit comprises: determining, by the first circuit, that the third power amount is different from the first power amount; controlling, by the first circuit, the transmitter to adjust transmission of the first signal by the transmitter based on a difference between the third power amount and the first power amount; receiving, by the first circuit from the third circuit, a fifth signal having a second voltage level indicative of a fourth amount of power transmitted by the second transmitter; and The second transmitter is controlled by the first circuit to adjust the fourth signal from the fourth power level to a fifth power level.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the first signal at a first point in time, wherein the second transmitter is configured to transmit the fourth signal at a second point in time, and wherein the first point in time and the second point in time are different.

10. An apparatus comprising: A first circuit is configured to: receiving a first signal having a first amount of power from an amplifier; and determining a power range associated with transmitting the first signal by a transmitter based on the first amount of power; A second circuit is configured to: receiving a second signal from the first circuit to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit, wherein receiving the second signal by the second circuit causes the second circuit to adjust the first signal from the first power amount to a second power amount; and A third circuit is configured to: receiving the first signal having the second power amount from the second circuit; and A third signal having a voltage level indicative of a third amount of power transmitted by the transmitter is provided.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the third amount of power is the same as the first amount of power, wherein the third signal is provided to the first circuit, and further comprising: The first circuit is configured to: receiving the third signal from the third circuit; determining, in response to receiving the third signal, that the third signal has a second voltage level indicative of a fourth amount of power transmitted by the transmitter; retrieving from a memory of the device a table comprising correlations between a plurality of voltage levels of the third signal and a plurality of amounts of power that the transmitter is configured to transmit; determining, based on the table, that the voltage level is associated with the third amount of power; and The transmitter is controlled in response to the third signal having the second voltage level to cause the transmitter to adjust the first signal from the fourth power amount to the first power amount.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein: the transmitter transmitting the first signal in response to receiving the first signal by the first circuit; The second power amount is different from the first power amount; and The second circuit is configured to adjust a plurality of signals by a predetermined amount.

13. The apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising: The first circuit is configured to: receiving a fourth signal having a fourth amount of power from the amplifier; determining a second power range associated with transmitting the fourth signal by a second transmitter based on the fourth power amount; and The second circuit is controlled to adjust the fourth signal from the fourth power amount to a fifth power amount.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising: The first circuit is configured to: Receiving the third signal at a first time point; and receiving, at a second point in time, a fifth signal having a second voltage level indicative of a sixth amount of power transmitted by the second transmitter; The first time point is different from the second time point.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising: The first circuit is configured to: retrieving a first table stored in a memory of the device in response to receiving the third signal; determining, based on the first table, that the third power amount is the same as the first power amount; retrieving a second table stored in a memory of the device in response to receiving the fifth signal; and The sixth power amount is determined to be the same as the fourth power amount based on the second table.

16. The apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising: the transmitter configured to transmit the first signal according to a first protocol; a second transmitter configured to transmit a fourth signal according to a second protocol; and The first circuit is configured to control transmission of the first signal by the transmitter and control transmission of the fourth signal by the second transmitter based on communication with the third circuit. 17 . The device of claim 16 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the first signal at a first point in time, wherein the second transmitter is configured to transmit the fourth signal at a second point in time, and wherein the first point in time and the second point in time are different.

18. A method comprising: receiving, by a first circuit of the device, from an amplifier a first signal having a first amount of power; determining, by the first circuit of the device, a power range associated with transmitting the first signal by the transmitter based on the first amount of power; receiving, by a second circuit of the device, a second signal from the first circuit of the device to define one or more characteristics of the second circuit of the device, wherein receiving the second signal by the second circuit of the device causes the second circuit of the device to adjust the first signal from the first power amount to a second power amount; receiving, by a third circuit of the device, the first signal having the second power amount from the second circuit of the device; and A third signal having a voltage level indicative of a third amount of power transmitted by the transmitter is provided by the third circuit of the device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the third amount of power is the same as the first amount of power, wherein the third signal is provided to the first circuit of the device, and further comprising: receiving, by the first circuit of the device, the third signal from the third circuit of the device; determining, by the first circuit of the device in response to receiving the third signal, that the third signal has a second voltage level indicative of a fourth amount of power transmitted by the transmitter; retrieving, by the first circuit of the device, from a memory of the device, a table comprising correlations between a plurality of voltage levels of the third signal and a plurality of amounts of power that the transmitter is configured to transmit; determining, by the first circuit of the device based on the table, that the voltage level is associated with the third amount of power; and The transmitter is controlled by the first circuit of the device in response to the third signal having the second voltage level to cause the transmitter to adjust the first signal from the fourth power amount to the first power amount.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising: receiving, by the first circuit of the device, from the amplifier a fourth signal having a fourth amount of power; determining, by the first circuit of the apparatus, a second power range associated with transmitting the fourth signal by a second transmitter based on the fourth power amount; and The second circuit of the device is controlled by the first circuit of the device to adjust the fourth signal from the fourth power amount to a fifth power amount.

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