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Method for a transceiver to select a channel

  • US 5,960,327 A
  • Filed: 12/06/1996
  • Issued: 09/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a transceiver that receives power from a battery and that transmits unscheduled messages on one of a plurality of available channels, each channel having an associated data rate, a method for the transceiver to select one of the available channels for transmission of an unscheduled message, comprising:

  • determining the power available from the battery;

    determining the power required to transmit the unscheduled message on a given channel; and

    rejecting the given channel and selecting a different channel with a lower data rate if repeated transmissions on the given channel are unsuccessful.

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