Method and apparatus for searching for a base station using an adaptable search window
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1. A mobile communicator comprising:
- a search receiver to search for a base station using a search window size that adapts over time based on a changing channel condition between the base station and the mobile communicator.
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Abstract
A search receiver in a mobile communicator uses an adaptable search window to search for one or more base stations.
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31 Claims
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1. A mobile communicator comprising:
a search receiver to search for a base station using a search window size that adapts over time based on a changing channel condition between the base station and the mobile communicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for searching for a base station from a mobile communicator, comprising:
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searching for the base station using a search window; and
adapting a size of the search window over time based on a changing channel condition between the base station and the mobile communicator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for searching for a base station from a mobile communicator, comprising:
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searching for the base station using a first search window size;
occasionally checking for significant received energy outside of said first search window size for the base station; and
searching for the base station for a predetermined period using a second search window size that is greater than said first search window size when significant received energy is detected outside of said first search window size during occasionally checking. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for searching for a base station from a mobile communicator, comprising:
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first searching for the base station using a large search window size;
determining a new search window size to search for the base station based on a result of said first searching; and
second searching for the base station using the new search window size. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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