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Wireless data communication unit

  • US 7,295,817 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2003
  • Issued: 11/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wireless data communication terminal sharing a data communication resource with a plurality of other data communication terminals, the wireless data communication terminal being operable to receive channel status information from a wireless serving communication terminal on an outbound channel and to transmit data to said wireless serving communication terminal on an inbound channel, the wireless data communication terminal comprising a processor operable to monitor channel status symbols inserted on the outbound channel;

  • and to regulate time intervals between successive data transmissions on said inbound channel dependent upon said monitored channel status symbols inserted on the outbound channel, wherein the time intervals are adaptive, said processor is operable to determine a number of busy or idle timeslots in said data transmission on the outbound channel, and to determine what time interval should be set between two successive data messages based on said determination.

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