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Adaptive wireless communication receiver

  • US 6,693,953 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/1998
  • Issued: 02/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A power utilization control system for a wireless communications device, comprising:

  • a signal properties evaluation module, said module operative to evaluate the stability of a received signal, said module configured to provide an indication of said stability;

    an analog to digital converter having at least two modes of operation, said analog to digital converter responsive to said signal properties evaluation module to operate in at least one of two modes, based upon said stability, wherein said first mode comprises operation at a first precision and said second mode comprises operation at a second precision;

    wherein said analog to digital converter is configured to respond to said signal properties evalaution module so as to limit the amount of power consumed by said wireless communications device; and

    an analog to digital converter control module responsive to said signal properties evaluation module to select the precision of said analog to digital converter based upon said indication of said stability.

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