Wireless communication device and method having coordinated primary and secondary transmitters

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG.
1, a wireless communication device 10 operates in accordance with one or more communication standards within a wireless communication system 12.
For example, the wireless communication device 10 and the wireless communication system 12, generally, may operate in accordance with one or more communication standards for cellular telephony, such as without limitation, any of the GSM 900, DCS 1800 and PCS 1900 standards.
Wireless communication device 10 communicates via radio frequency signals with one or more base stations (one shown as base station 14) in accordance with the governing communication standard.
Preferably, the wireless communication device 10 includes numerous functions in addition to providing wireless voice communication, and in accordance with a preferred embodiment, the wireless communication device 10 includes a secondary communication capability.
The secondary communication capability may be in the form of a secondary infrared (IR) transceiver, such as, for example, the aforementioned HSDL-3201, IrDA transceiver from Hewlett Packard.
Using this secondary communication capability, the wireless communication device 10 is capable of communicating data to other equally capable wireless communication devices, such as cellular radiotelephones and pagers, and other devices such as PCs, printers, and PDAs.
These other devices are generally illustrated in FIG.
1 as peripheral device 16.
In this manner, data within the wireless communication device 10, such as names and associated phone numbers and addresses, calendar data, task lists, notes, email, and the like may be exchanged with the peripheral device 16, and the data stored within both devices may be synchronized.
With reference to FIG.
2, the wireless communication device 10 includes a controller 20, such as a microcontroller, that is coupled to an RF communication module 22 and an IR communication module 24.
The RF communication module 22 may receive voice and/or data signals directly from the controller 20 (as shown in FIG