Wireless communication method and device with auxiliary receiver for selecting different channels
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a transceiver including a transmitter and a receiver for transmitting and receiving wireless communications selectively on any of a plurality of channels; and
an auxiliary receiver for scanning substantially continuously to evaluate one of the plurality of channels while the transceiver communicates on another of the plurality of channels, and for providing information based on communication conditions to the transceiver;
wherein the auxiliary receiver is operatively configured to evaluate the communication conditions by selectively evaluating at least one of different frequency bands, PN code sequences, chipping rates, and modulation complexities.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device and method which includes the introduction of a auxiliary receiver or transceiver which is included in a base station or mobile terminal in addition to a transceiver used to communicate between devices. The auxiliary receiver or transceiver serves to monitor conditions on available communication channels other than the channel currently being utilized for communication between devices.
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a transceiver including a transmitter and a receiver for transmitting and receiving wireless communications selectively on any of a plurality of channels; and an auxiliary receiver for scanning substantially continuously to evaluate one of the plurality of channels while the transceiver communicates on another of the plurality of channels, and for providing information based on communication conditions to the transceiver; wherein the auxiliary receiver is operatively configured to evaluate the communication conditions by selectively evaluating at least one of different frequency bands, PN code sequences, chipping rates, and modulation complexities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a wireless communication device including a transceiver having a transmitter and a receiver for transmitting and receiving wireless communications on any of a plurality of channels, and an auxiliary receiver, a method for communicating comprising the steps of:
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the transceiver communicating on a channel selected from the plurality of channels; the auxiliary receiver scanning substantially continuously to evaluate communication conditions on each of the plurality of channels while the transceiver communicates on the selected channel, and selecting another channel for the transceiver to communicate on from among the plurality of channels based on the information provided by the auxiliary receiver, wherein the auxiliary receiver is operatively configured to evaluate the communication conditions by selectively evaluating at least one of different frequency bands, PN code sequences, chipping rates, and modulation complexities. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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