EMPLOYING DIFFERENT SIGNAL THRESHOLDS BASED ON TYPE OF INFORMATION TRANSMITTED
First Claim
1. A method for determining whether to transmit from a mobile unit to a fixed unit, the transmission being one of a first type and a second type, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal from the fixed unit at the mobile unit;
measuring the strength of the signal as received at the mobile unit;
determining whether the transmission is of the first type or the second type;
selecting a first threshold if the transmission is of the first type;
selecting a second threshold if the transmission is of the second type;
comparing the measured signal strength to the selected threshold; and
proceeding with the transmission only if the measured signal strength exceeds the selected threshold.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining whether to transmit from a first unit to a second unit, where the transmission is one of a first type and a second type. In the method, a signal from the second unit is received at the first unit, and the strength of the signal as received at the first unit is measured. A determination is made of whether the transmission is of the first type or the second type, and a first threshold is selected if the transmission is of the first type, or else a second threshold is selected if the transmission is of the second type. The measured signal strength is then compared to the selected threshold, and the transmission proceeds only if the measured signal strength exceeds the selected threshold.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for determining whether to transmit from a mobile unit to a fixed unit, the transmission being one of a first type and a second type, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from the fixed unit at the mobile unit; measuring the strength of the signal as received at the mobile unit; determining whether the transmission is of the first type or the second type; selecting a first threshold if the transmission is of the first type; selecting a second threshold if the transmission is of the second type; comparing the measured signal strength to the selected threshold; and proceeding with the transmission only if the measured signal strength exceeds the selected threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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