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Method and apparatus for saving battery power in a paging receiver

  • US 5,831,544 A
  • Filed: 06/27/1996
  • Issued: 11/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of saving battery power in a paging receiver, said method comprising the steps of:

  • supplying power to the receiver for a predetermined time period in an idle mode;

    analyzing data received during said predetermined time period and checking whether or not said data is a preamble;

    if it is determined that said data is a preamble, checking whether or not said preamble is an initial preamble;

    if it is determined that said preamble is an initial preamble, turning off the supplied power until an end of said preamble; and

    at the end of said preamble, supplying the power to the receiver to detect wordsync data.

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