OPTIMISED MESSAGING PATTERNS
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Abstract
A fixed phase shift for each of a plurality of radio frequency signal components directed to or received from a plurality of antenna elements (100A, 100B) is formed in a phase shifter (102). A desired antenna beam pattern with at least one grating lobe is formed on the basis of the phase-shifted radio frequency signal components of the antenna elements (100A, 100B) in a predefined antenna structure.
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46 Claims
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26. A method for reducing current consumption in a communication terminal, wherein
the terminal comprises one or more always-on applications arranged to send and receive messages relating to said one or more always-on applications to and from one or more always-on application servers connected to a communication network, the sending and receiving being carried out according to a messaging pattern specific to each always-on application; -
the method comprising; gathering information on the messaging pattern of at least one always-on application; gathering information on parameters of communication channels allocated for said sending and receiving of said messages; determining an allowable transmission delay for said messages; combining messages from said one or more always-on applications during said allowable transmission delay into a group of messages. determining a uniform messaging pattern for said messages according to the following rule; determining, from said group of messages, a message package including the number of messages transmittable within the transmission capacity of the most energy efficient communication channel, and determining a transmission interval for the message packages; and transmitting the messages within said group of messages on the most energy efficient communication channel during said allowable transmission delay;
or- if the size of a smallest possible message package exceeds the transmission capacity of the most energy efficient communication channel, arranging said message package to be transmitted on a next most energy efficient communication channel having a transmission capacity for transmitting said message package. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A communication terminal, comprising
one or more always-on applications arranged to send and receive messages relating to said one or more always-on applications to and from one or more always-on application servers connected to a communication network, the sending and receiving being carried out according to a messaging pattern specific to each always-on application; -
a battery saving function for gathering information on the messaging pattern of at least one always-on application;
said battery saving function being arranged togather information on parameters of communication channels allocated for said sending and receiving of said messages; determine an allowable transmission delay for said messages; combine messages from said one or more always-on applications during said allowable transmission delay into a group of messages; determine a uniform messaging pattern for said messages according to the following rule; determining, from said group of messages, a message package including the number of messages transmittable within the transmission capacity of the most energy efficient communication channel; determining a transmission interval for the message packages; and transmitting the messages within said group of messages on the most energy efficient communication channel during said allowable transmission delay;
orif the size of a smallest possible message package exceeds the transmission capacity of the most energy efficient communication channel, arranging said message package to be transmitted on a next most energy efficient communication channel having a transmission capacity for transmitting said message package. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer readable medium comprising a computer program product, executable in a communication terminal, stored thereon, for reducing current consumption, when executed in the terminal comprising one or more always-on applications arranged to send and receive messages relating to said one or more always-on applications to and from one or more always-on application servers connected to a communication network, the sending and receiving being carried out according to a messaging pattern specific to each always-on application, the computer program product comprising
a computer program code section for gathering information on the messaging pattern of at least one always-on application; -
a computer program code section for gathering information on parameters of communication channels allocated for said sending and receiving of said messages; a computer program code section for determining an allowable transmission delay for said messages; a computer program code section for combining messages from said one or more always-on applications during said allowable transmission delay into a group of messages; and a computer program code section for determining a uniform messaging pattern for said messages according to the following rule; determining, from said group of messages, a message package including the number of messages transmittable within the transmission capacity of the most energy efficient communication channel; determining a transmission interval for the message packages; and transmitting the messages within said group of messages on the most energy efficient communication channel during said allowable transmission delay;
orif the size of a smallest possible message package exceeds the transmission capacity of the most energy efficient communication channel, arranging said message package to be transmitted on a next most energy efficient communication channel having a transmission capacity for transmitting said message package.
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