Method and apparatus for managing operations of a communication device
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor of a communication device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- establishing a wireless communication link with a communication element that is remote from the communication device, the communication element having an element identifier that enables the processor to determine an identity of the communication element from among a group of communication devices of a communication network; and
selecting a profile from among a plurality of profiles based on the identity of the communication element that corresponds to the selected profile, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles includes performance information to be utilized in tuning of a matching network of the communication device, wherein the performance information identifies one or more RF performance parameters to be utilized in determining a tuning state of the matching network, wherein the plurality of profiles does not include settings for one or more variable reactance elements of the matching network.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to provision a matching network that controls one or more operational characteristics of one of a receiver portion and a transmitter portion of the communication device according to a profile describing one or more characteristics of a communication system from which the communication device operates. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor of a communication device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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establishing a wireless communication link with a communication element that is remote from the communication device, the communication element having an element identifier that enables the processor to determine an identity of the communication element from among a group of communication devices of a communication network; and selecting a profile from among a plurality of profiles based on the identity of the communication element that corresponds to the selected profile, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles includes performance information to be utilized in tuning of a matching network of the communication device, wherein the performance information identifies one or more RF performance parameters to be utilized in determining a tuning state of the matching network, wherein the plurality of profiles does not include settings for one or more variable reactance elements of the matching network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, to be performed by a communication device, of tuning a matching network in the communication device, comprising:
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establishing a wireless communication link with a communication element that is remote from the communication device, the communication element being a single device having an element identifier that enables a processor of the communication device to determine an identity of the communication element; and selecting a profile from among a plurality of profiles based on the identity of the communication element that corresponds to the selected profile, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles includes performance information to be utilized in the tuning of the matching network of the communication device, wherein the performance information includes desired operational metrics that can be compared with measured operational metrics for the communication device to perform the tuning of the matching network, wherein the plurality of profiles does not include settings for one or more variable reactance elements of the matching network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a matching network; and a controller coupled with the matching network for tuning of the matching network, wherein the controller performs operations comprising; establishing a wireless communication link with a communication element that is remote from the communication device, the communication element being a device of a cellular base station or a wireless local area network access point, the communication element having an element identifier that enables the controller to determine an identity of the communication element from among a group of communication devices of a communication network; and selecting a profile from among a plurality of profiles based on the identity of the communication element that corresponds to the selected profile, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles includes performance information to be utilized in the tuning of the matching network of the communication device, wherein the performance information identifies one or more RF performance parameters to be utilized in determining a tuning state of the matching network; measuring an RF performance parameter during RF operation to obtain a measured RF performance parameter; comparing the measured RF performance parameter with the one or more RF performance parameters obtained from the performance information of the selected profile; and adjusting one or more variable reactance elements of the matching network in an iterative process based on the comparing until the measured RF performance parameter satisfies a threshold for the one or more RF performance parameters. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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