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Methods and apparatus for monitoring for signals and selecting and/or using a communications band based on the monitoring results

  • US 7,899,073 B2
  • Filed: 07/10/2007
  • Issued: 03/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a communications device, the method comprising:

  • monitoring to receive a signal with a receiver module in at least one WAN communications band; and

    if no signal having a signal power level over a threshold level is received in a predetermined period of time from said at least one WAN communications band, selecting a corresponding communications band which corresponds to said at least one WAN communications band with a peer to peer communications band selection module, said corresponding communications band being selected for use in communicating a peer to peer signal,wherein said at least one WAN communications band is a WAN downlink band and wherein said corresponding communications band is an uplink frequency band.

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