Method and apparatus for using multiple transmission states while maintaining quality of service
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a wireless transmitter;
providing a quantity of data to be transmitted;
automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a first transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission;
when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the first transmission state;
when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a second transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as a first transmission state transmission, wherein the second transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state;
when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the second transmission state;
when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a third transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a third transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as the first transmission state transmission, wherein the third transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state and the second transmission state.
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Abstract
A wireless transmitter (400) having a quantity of data to transmit (101) can automatically determine (102) whether that data can be transmitted using a first transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a transmission state. When true, these teachings can provide for automatically transmitting (108) that data using that first transmission state. When not true, however, these teachings will then provide for automatically determining (103) whether this data can be transmitted using a second transmission state in a manner that is appropriately compliant with the salient regulatory requirements. By one approach, this second transmission state is at least partially different from the first transmission state but offers a substantially comparable quality of service. When true, these teachings then provide for transmission (105) of that data using this second transmission state.
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9 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at a wireless transmitter; providing a quantity of data to be transmitted; automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a first transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the first transmission state; when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a second transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as a first transmission state transmission, wherein the second transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the second transmission state; when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a third transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a third transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as the first transmission state transmission, wherein the third transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state and the second transmission state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
at a wireless transmitter; providing a quantity of data to be transmitted; automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a first transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the first transmission state; when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a second transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as a first transmission state transmission, wherein the second transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the second transmission state; when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically and iteratively determining whether applicable regulatory requirements can be satisfied when transmitting an iteratively increased number of differing transmission states to transmit correspondingly increasingly dis-aggregated data but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as the first transmission state transmission until the applicable regulatory requirements are met by a particular selection of transmission states, and then using those corresponding transmission states to transmit the quantity of data.
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