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Decreasing battery consumption of mobile terminals by decreasing monitoring of the multiple access channel downlinks

  • US 6,339,713 B1
  • Filed: 08/11/1998
  • Issued: 01/15/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A signal format of a downlink channel slot from a base station for enabling power reduction in mobile terminals of wireless communications systems during message transmission over a multiple access channel, comprising:

  • a first portion, said first portion including at least one indication of whether a particular slot of said multiple access channel is busy or idle; and

    a second portion, said second portion including at least a first value, a second value, and a third value, each of said first, second and third values corresponding to an amount of time remaining until said particular slot of said multiple access channel will become idle, wherein power is reduced in the mobile terminal until said amount of time has transpired.

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