Cellular communications system providing mobile cellular device battery saving features while accommodating user access requests and related methods
First Claim
1. A cellular communications system comprising:
- at least one base station; and
at least one mobile cellular communications device comprising a controller, at least one user input device connected to said controller, and a wireless transceiver for cooperating with said controller for attempting to establish a wireless communications link with said at least one base station, and if the wireless communications link cannot be established, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate, and if a user provides a request to access said at least one base station via said at least one user input device, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link based upon a second attempt rate greater than the first attempt rate.
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Abstract
A cellular communications system may include at least one base station and at least one mobile cellular communications device. More particularly, the at least one mobile cellular communications device may include a controller, at least one user input device connected to the controller, and a wireless transceiver cooperating with the controller for attempting to establish a wireless communications link with at least one base station, and if the wireless communications link cannot be established, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate. Moreover, if a user provides a request to access the at least one base station via the at least one user input device, then the controller may continue to attempt to establish the wireless communications link based upon a second attempt rate greater than the first attempt rate.
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22 Claims
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1. A cellular communications system comprising:
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at least one base station; and
at least one mobile cellular communications device comprising a controller, at least one user input device connected to said controller, and a wireless transceiver for cooperating with said controller for attempting to establish a wireless communications link with said at least one base station, and if the wireless communications link cannot be established, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate, and if a user provides a request to access said at least one base station via said at least one user input device, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link based upon a second attempt rate greater than the first attempt rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile cellular communications device comprising:
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a controller;
at least one user input device connected to said controller; and
a wireless transceiver for cooperating with said controller for attempting to establish a wireless communications link with at least one base station, and if the wireless communications link cannot be established, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate, and if a user provides a request to access said at least one base station via said at least one user input device, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link based upon a second attempt rate greater than the first attempt rate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for using a mobile cellular communications device comprising at least one user input device comprising:
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attempting to establish a wireless communications link with at least one base station, and if the wireless communications link cannot be established, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate; and
if a user provides a request to access the at least one base station via the at least one user input device, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link based upon a second attempt rate greater than the first attempt rate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a mobile cellular communications device comprising at least one user input device to perform steps comprising:
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attempting to establish a wireless communications link with at least one base station, and if the wireless communications link cannot be established, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link at a first attempt rate; and
if a user provides a request to access the at least one base station via the at least one user input device, then continuing to attempt to establish the wireless communications link based upon a second attempt rate greater than the first attempt rate. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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