System and method for improving battery life of a mobile station
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1. A method of lengthening the battery life of a mobile station comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a sector capacity in which the mobile station is operating;
initiating a Push-To-Talk (PTT) call message at the mobile station operating in a first Radio Access Network (RAN);
receiving the PTT call message at the first RAN;
increasing a length between paging cycles when the sector capacity is less than a threshold by resting for a waiting period between wake up intervals before a second mobile station in a second RAN powers up to receive communications in order to conserve power in a battery associated with the mobile station;
sending a message from the first RAN to the second RAN;
exchanging a message between the second RAN and the second mobile station;
establishing a channel between the first and second mobile stations;
sending a Talk Permit Tone (TPT) across the first and second RAN to the first mobile station; and
playing out audio at the second mobile station.
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Abstract
At least one Radio Frequency (RF) operating condition associated with a mobile station (102) is obtained. The RF operating condition is compared to an optimum value. When the RF operating condition is substantially different from the optimum value, the paging cycle is adjusted in order to conserve power in a battery associated with the mobile station (102).
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1. A method of lengthening the battery life of a mobile station comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a sector capacity in which the mobile station is operating; initiating a Push-To-Talk (PTT) call message at the mobile station operating in a first Radio Access Network (RAN); receiving the PTT call message at the first RAN; increasing a length between paging cycles when the sector capacity is less than a threshold by resting for a waiting period between wake up intervals before a second mobile station in a second RAN powers up to receive communications in order to conserve power in a battery associated with the mobile station; sending a message from the first RAN to the second RAN; exchanging a message between the second RAN and the second mobile station; establishing a channel between the first and second mobile stations; sending a Talk Permit Tone (TPT) across the first and second RAN to the first mobile station; and playing out audio at the second mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for lengthening the battery life of a mobile station comprising:
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a receiver having an input; a memory having information stored therein indicative of a threshold value for a sector capacity; and a controller coupled to the receiver and the memory, the controller programmed to obtain the sector capacity in which the mobile station is operating at the input of the receiver, wherein when the mobile station operating in a first Radio Access Network (RAN) initiates a Push-To-Talk (PTT) call message which is received at the first RAN, the controller is programmed to determine if the sector capacity is less than the threshold stored in the memory and to responsively increase a length between paging cycles when the sector capacity is less than the threshold by resting for a waiting period between wake up intervals before a second mobile station in a second RAN powers up to receive communications in order to conserve power in a battery associated with the mobile station, and wherein upon the sending of a message from the first RAN to the second RAN, exchanging a message between the second RAN and the second mobile station, and establishing a channel between the first and second mobile stations, the mobile station sends a Talk Permit Tone (TPT) across the first and second RAN to the first mobile station for playing out audio at the second mobile station.
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