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Portable wireless communication device and methods of configuring same when connected to a vehicle

  • US 20060234781A1
  • Filed: 03/31/2006
  • Published: 10/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A portable wireless communication device comprising:

  • a first interface for connecting the wireless communication device to a vehicle;

    a second interface for connecting the wireless communication device to an external antenna; and

    a microcomputer having a first detector and a second detector, the first detector for determining whether the first interface is connected to the vehicle, the second detector for determining whether the second interface is connected to the external antenna;

    wherein the microcomputer is programmed to access data associated with a power loss for communicating through the external antenna and to adjust an output power of the wireless communication device based on the accessed data when the first detector determines that the first interface is connected to the vehicle and the second detector determines that the second interface is connected to the external antenna.

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