METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION STATES WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY OF SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a wireless transmitter;
providing a quantity of data to be transmitted;
automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a first transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission;
when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the first transmission state;
when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a second transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as a first transmission state transmission, wherein the second transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state;
when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the second transmission state.
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Abstract
A wireless transmitter (400) having a quantity of data to transmit (101) can automatically determine (102) whether that data can be transmitted using a first transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a transmission state. When true, these teachings can provide for automatically transmitting (108) that data using that first transmission state. When not true, however, these teachings will then provide for automatically determining (103) whether this data can be transmitted using a second transmission state in a manner that is appropriately compliant with the salient regulatory requirements. By one approach, this second transmission state is at least partially different from the first transmission state but offers a substantially comparable quality of service. When true, these teachings then provide for transmission (105) of that data using this second transmission state.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at a wireless transmitter; providing a quantity of data to be transmitted; automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a first transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the first transmission state; when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a second transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as a first transmission state transmission, wherein the second transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the second transmission state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless transmitter comprising:
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a first memory having a quantity of data to be transmitted stored therein; a second memory having information regarding regulatory requirements stored therein; a transmission-agile wireless transmitter platform; a processor operably coupled to the first and second memory and to the transmission-agile wireless transmitter platform that is configured and arranged to; automatically determine whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a first transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically causing transmission of the quantity of data using the first transmission state; when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a second transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as a first transmission state transmission, wherein the second transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically causing transmission of the quantity of data using the second transmission state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
at wireless receiver; receiving a message indicating that a quantity of data is going to be subsequently transmitted in dis-aggregated form over two at least substantially temporally parallel transmission streams that differ from one another to thereby permit a sourcing transmitter to transmit the quantity of data in a manner that both preserves a desired level of quality of service while complying with all regulatory requirements as will apply to such transmissions; using the message to facilitate receiving the quantity of data in dis-aggregated form; aggregating the quantity of data dis-aggregated form to recover the quantity of data. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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