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Methods and systems for reduced power operation of cellular mobile terminals

  • US 5,978,366 A
  • Filed: 12/20/1996
  • Issued: 11/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of communicating to a mobile terminal having a receiver for receiving a time multiplexed message distributed over a plurality of time slots, wherein a mobile terminal address is associated with the mobile terminal and wherein the time multiplexed message contains an address distributed over a plurality of time slots specifying an intended recipient of the message, the method comprising:

  • receiving a first subset of the plurality of time slots so as to receive a first portion of the time multiplexed message corresponding to the first subset of the plurality of time slots, wherein the first portion of the time multiplexed message contains at least a portion of the address specifying the intended recipient of the message;

    determining from the at least a portion of the address contained in the first portion of the time multiplexed message if additional time slots of the time multiplexed message need to be received by the mobile terminal; and

    receiving a second subset of the plurality of time slots so as to receive a second portion of the time multiplexed message if said determining step determines that additional portions of the time multiplexed message are to be received by the mobile terminal.

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