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Performing power control in a receiver based on environmental noise

  • US 8,538,365 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2011
  • Issued: 09/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving and processing an incoming radio frequency (RF) signal in a receiver;

    determining an environmental noise level based on the processed RF signal corresponding to environmental noise present in an environment in which the receiver is located;

    obtaining receiver-generated noise from a table in the receiver, wherein the table includes a plurality of entries each associating a power consumption level of the receiver with a receiver-generated noise level; and

    if the environmental noise level is substantially greater than the receiver-generated noise, reducing power consumption of at least one analog front end component of the receiver.

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