REDUCED-POWER TRANSMITTING FROM A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting from a communications device, the method comprising:
- increasing, by the communications device, an RFe (“
Radio-Frequency emission”
) variable, the increasing associated with the communications device transmitting RF energy;
decreasing, by the communications device, the RFe, the decreasing associated with a passage of time;
comparing, by the communications device, the RFe against a threshold; and
if the RFe exceeds the threshold, then;
diminishing, by the communications device, an RF transmission schedule;
subsequently transmitting, by the communications device, according to the diminished RF transmission schedule.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure teach decreasing, in a time-averaged regime, the amount of RF energy emitted by a communications device. Generally speaking, the network tells the communications device what power level it should transmit at. If, however, the device determines that it would exceed an emission standard by transmitting at the specified power level for as long as it needs to in order to carry out its transmission duties, then the device can instead decide to transmit at a lower power level. Alternatively (or in combination), the device can, instead of transmitting all the time while it has data to send, only transmit intermittently. In either case, the emitted electromagnetic energy, as averaged over a period of time, is reduced below the maximum allowed by the standard. Later, if possible and necessary, the device can again transmit at a higher power level or more frequently.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting from a communications device, the method comprising:
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increasing, by the communications device, an RFe (“
Radio-Frequency emission”
) variable, the increasing associated with the communications device transmitting RF energy;decreasing, by the communications device, the RFe, the decreasing associated with a passage of time; comparing, by the communications device, the RFe against a threshold; and if the RFe exceeds the threshold, then; diminishing, by the communications device, an RF transmission schedule; subsequently transmitting, by the communications device, according to the diminished RF transmission schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communications device configured for transmitting, the communications device comprising:
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a communications interface; and a processor operatively connected to the communications interface and configured for; increasing an RFe (“
Radio-Frequency emission”
) variable, the increasing associated with the communications device transmitting RF energy;decreasing the RFe, the decreasing associated with a passage of time; comparing the RFe against a threshold; and if the RFe exceeds the threshold, then; diminishing, by the communications device, an RF transmission schedule; subsequently transmitting, by the communications device, according to the diminished RF transmission schedule. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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