Method and apparatus for displaying signal information in a radio communication device
First Claim
1. A radio communication device for displaying information about a signal, the radio communication device comprising:
- a display that displays the information;
a measurer that measures signal quality of the signal;
an entry element, coupled to the measurer, that determines from the signal quality whether the radio communication device is out of range and that stores times of out-of-range conditions; and
a report element, coupled to the display and the entry element, that drives the display for presentation of the times of the out-of-range conditions.
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Abstract
A radio communication device (100) for displaying information about a signal includes a display (120) for presenting the information. A measurer (110) measures signal quality of the signal received by the radio communication device (100), and an entry element (145) determines from the signal quality whether the radio communication device (100) is out of range. The entry element (145) then stores times of out-of-range conditions in a history table (130). A report element (150) can be activated to drive the display (120) for presentation of the times of the out-of-range conditions. The report element (150) can, for instance, be activated by the user, at periodic times, at specified times, or in response to specific events.
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20 Claims
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1. A radio communication device for displaying information about a signal, the radio communication device comprising:
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a display that displays the information; a measurer that measures signal quality of the signal; an entry element, coupled to the measurer, that determines from the signal quality whether the radio communication device is out of range and that stores times of out-of-range conditions; and a report element, coupled to the display and the entry element, that drives the display for presentation of the times of the out-of-range conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A radio communication device for storing information about a signal, the radio communication device comprising:
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a receiver that receives the signal; a display that displays the information; a measurer, coupled to the receiver, that measures signal quality of the signal; an entry element, coupled to the measurer, that determines whether the signal quality is less than a threshold value, indicating that the radio communication device is out of range, in response to which times of out-of-range conditions are stored; and a history table, coupled to the entry element, that stores the times of the out-of-range conditions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for processing information about a signal received by a radio communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring signal quality of the signal; determining from the signal quality whether the radio communication device is out of range; storing times of out-of-range conditions in a history table; and presenting the times of the out-of-range conditions on a display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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