System and method providing low power operation in a multimode communication device
First Claim
1. A system for providing low-power operation in a multimode communication device, the system comprising:
- at least one radio module operable to communicate in a plurality of communication modes and operable in at least a first power-save mode in which power is saved without determining information from signals corresponding to a first communication mode of the plurality of communication modes; and
at least one module operable to, while the at least one radio module is operating in the first power-save mode;
determine whether a first communication network corresponding to the first communication mode might be available by analyzing at least one signal characteristic; and
if it is determined that the first communication network corresponding to the first communication mode might be available, then transition operation of the at least one radio module from the first power-save mode to an operating mode in which information is determined from signals corresponding to the first communication mode, and wherein the information is decoded utilizing a portion of decoding capability that is less than a full decoding capability of the at least one module associated with the first communication mode.
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Abstract
A system and method providing low-power operation in a multimode communication device. Various aspects of the present invention may, for example, include at least one radio module that is adapted to communicate in a plurality of communication modes. The at least one radio module may also be adapted to operate in at least a first power-save mode. At least one module may, for example, be adapted to analyze at least one non-informational aspect of a signal (e.g., a received radio signal) to determine whether a first communication network corresponding to a first communication mode of the plurality of communication modes might be available. The at least one module may then, for example, be adapted to determine, based at least in part on the determined availability of the first communication network, whether to operate the at least one radio module in a respective mode other than the first power-save mode.
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1. A system for providing low-power operation in a multimode communication device, the system comprising:
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at least one radio module operable to communicate in a plurality of communication modes and operable in at least a first power-save mode in which power is saved without determining information from signals corresponding to a first communication mode of the plurality of communication modes; and at least one module operable to, while the at least one radio module is operating in the first power-save mode; determine whether a first communication network corresponding to the first communication mode might be available by analyzing at least one signal characteristic; and if it is determined that the first communication network corresponding to the first communication mode might be available, then transition operation of the at least one radio module from the first power-save mode to an operating mode in which information is determined from signals corresponding to the first communication mode, and wherein the information is decoded utilizing a portion of decoding capability that is less than a full decoding capability of the at least one module associated with the first communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. in a multimode communication device operable to communicate in a plurality of communication modes, a method for providing low-power operation, the method comprising:
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operating at least one radio module, which is operable in a plurality of communication modes, in a first power-save mode in which power is saved without determining information from signals corresponding to a first communication mode of the plurality of communication modes; and while operating the at least one radio module in the first power-save mode; analyzing at least one signal characteristic to determine whether a first communication network corresponding to the first communication mode might be available; and if it is determined that a first communication network corresponding to the first communication mode might be available, then transitioning operation of at least one radio module from the first power-save mode to an operating mode in which information is determined from signals corresponding to the first communication mode, and wherein the information is decoded utilizing a portion of decoding capability that is less than a full decoding capability of the at least one module associated with the first communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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