CONTROL OF SIGNAL TRANSMISSION POWER ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an electronic device to request changes in the transmission power of a received signal received by the electronic device;
- the method comprising;
obtaining a received signal strength parameter value for the received signal;
transmitting a request for an increase in transmission power in response to the received signal strength parameter value being within a lower signal strength parameter value range;
transmitting a request for a decrease in transmission power in response to the received signal strength parameter value being within an upper signal strength parameter value range;
determining an accumulated signal strength parameter value for the received signal over an accumulation period; and
adjusting the lower signal strength parameter value range or the upper signal strength parameter value range dependent on the accumulated signal strength parameter value.
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Abstract
A method of controlling an electronic device (100) to request changes in the transmission power of a received signal received by the electronic device; the method comprising obtaining a received signal strength parameter value for the received signal (425); transmitting a request for an increase in transmission power (460) in response to the received signal strength parameter value being within a lower signal strength parameter value range (455Y); transmitting a request for a decrease in transmission power (445) in response to the determined received signal strength parameter value being within an upper signal strength parameter value range (440Y); determining an accumulated signal strength parameter value for the received signal over an accumulation period (405); and adjusting the lower signal strength parameter value range or the upper signal strength parameter value range dependent on the accumulated signal strength parameter value (410, 415).
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8 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an electronic device to request changes in the transmission power of a received signal received by the electronic device;
- the method comprising;
obtaining a received signal strength parameter value for the received signal; transmitting a request for an increase in transmission power in response to the received signal strength parameter value being within a lower signal strength parameter value range; transmitting a request for a decrease in transmission power in response to the received signal strength parameter value being within an upper signal strength parameter value range; determining an accumulated signal strength parameter value for the received signal over an accumulation period; and adjusting the lower signal strength parameter value range or the upper signal strength parameter value range dependent on the accumulated signal strength parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- the method comprising;
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7. An electronic device for requesting changes in the transmission power of a signal received by the electronic device;
- the electronic device comprising;
a receiver for receiving the signal and arranged to obtain a received signal strength parameter value for the signal; a transmitter arranged to request an increase in transmission power in response to the received signal strength parameter value being within a lower signal strength parameter value range; the transmitter further arranged to request a decrease in transmission power in response to the received signal strength parameter value being within an upper signal strength parameter value range; the receiver further arranged to determine an accumulated signal strength parameter value for the signal over an accumulation period; and a processor arranged to adjust the lower signal strength parameter value range or the upper signal strength parameter value range dependent on the accumulated signal strength parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (8)
- the electronic device comprising;
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