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System and method for bluetooth paging with transmit power reduced according to channel metrics measured during inquiry process

  • US 6,856,789 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/2002
  • Issued: 02/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of optimizing transmit power levels for Bluetooth paging signals by applying rules dictating different power levels for Bluetooth paging under various specified conditions including signal quality characteristics, the operations comprising:

  • responsive to a subject Bluetooth device receiving one or more remote Bluetooth devices'"'"' inquiry responses to universally addressed inquiry signals previously broadcast by the subject Bluetooth device, the subject Bluetooth device measuring prescribed signal quality characteristics of such inquiry responses;

    the subject Bluetooth device receiving identification of one or more remote Bluetooth devices to be paged, and for each identified device, the subject Bluetooth device selecting a transmit power level for use in paging the identified device by performing operations comprising applying the rules to conditions including at least the measured signal quality characteristics of one or more inquiry responses received from the identified device.

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