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1. A wireless terminal, comprising:
- a multi-mode radio circuit including a plurality of different transceivers for communicating over a plurality of different wireless standards, wherein a first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers requires less power than other transceivers of the plurality of transceivers;
a processor and memory; and
logic stored in memory and executable by the processor, said logic includinglogic that selects a transceiver of the plurality of transceivers based on characteristics of a communication request; and
logic that uses the first transceiver to communicate the selected transceiver to a receiving device.
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Abstract
A wireless terminal includes a multi-mode radio circuit having a plurality of different transceivers for communicating over a plurality of different wireless standards, wherein a first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers requires less power than other transceivers of the plurality of transceivers. The terminal also includes a processor and memory, and logic stored in memory and executable by the processor. The logic includes logic that selects a transceiver of the plurality of transceivers based on characteristics of a communication request, and logic that uses the first transceiver to communicate the selected transceiver to a receiving device.
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22 Claims
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1. A wireless terminal, comprising:
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a multi-mode radio circuit including a plurality of different transceivers for communicating over a plurality of different wireless standards, wherein a first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers requires less power than other transceivers of the plurality of transceivers; a processor and memory; and logic stored in memory and executable by the processor, said logic including logic that selects a transceiver of the plurality of transceivers based on characteristics of a communication request; and logic that uses the first transceiver to communicate the selected transceiver to a receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for minimizing power consumption in portable electronic devices, comprising:
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a wireless gateway for providing access to a network, said gateway including a first multi-mode radio circuit; a portable electronic device including a second multi-mode radio circuit, wherein the first and second radio circuits each include a plurality of transceivers, and one transceiver of each of the first and second radio circuits requires less power than respective other transceivers of the first and second radio circuits, and wherein at least one of the gateway or the portable electronic device is operative to a) select a transceiver of the respective plurality of transceivers based on characteristics of a communication request; and b) communicate the selected transceiver to the other of the gateway or the portable electronic device via the respective one transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of minimizing power consumption in a terminal that includes a multi-mode radio circuit having a plurality of different transceivers for communicating over a plurality of different wireless standards, wherein a first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers requires less power than other transceivers of the plurality of transceivers, comprising:
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selecting a transceiver of the plurality of transceivers based on characteristics of a communication request; and using the first transceiver to communicate the selected transceiver to a receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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