Method and apparatus for selectively transmitting data using spatial diversity
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1. A method for selectively transmitting data using spatial diversity, the method comprising:
- determining, by a controller of a portable communication device having multiple transmitters, that data is to be transmitted to a base station device using one or more of the multiple transmitters;
identifying, based on data type criteria and by the controller of the portable communication device, a data type of the data to be transmitted as payload data;
determining that the payload data includes voice data comprising a plurality of portions of audio data from a voice data stream;
identifying, based on priority level criteria and by the controller of the portable communication device, a first portion of audio data as priority voice data, the first portion of audio data being defined in relation to a second portion of audio data by the priority level criteria that includes a time threshold from a start of the voice data stream;
identifying, based on the priority level criteria and by the controller of the portable communication device, the second portion of audio data as non-priority voice data;
transmitting, responsive to identifying the first portion of audio data as priority voice data, the first portion of audio data to the base station using spatial diversity by transmitting the first portion of audio data using at least two of the multiple transmitters of the portable communication device; and
transmitting, responsive to identifying the second portion of audio data as non-priority voice data, the second portion of audio data to the base station device without using spatial diversity by transmitting the second portion of audio data using one of the multiple transmitters of the portable communication device.
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Abstract
A method, performed in a communication device having multiple transmitters, for selectively transmitting data using spatial diversity, includes determining a type of data to be transmitted, determining whether the type of data meets a data type criteria, which comprises determining whether the data includes priority data, and transmitting the data using spatial diversity when the type of data meets the data type criteria.
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1. A method for selectively transmitting data using spatial diversity, the method comprising:
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determining, by a controller of a portable communication device having multiple transmitters, that data is to be transmitted to a base station device using one or more of the multiple transmitters; identifying, based on data type criteria and by the controller of the portable communication device, a data type of the data to be transmitted as payload data; determining that the payload data includes voice data comprising a plurality of portions of audio data from a voice data stream; identifying, based on priority level criteria and by the controller of the portable communication device, a first portion of audio data as priority voice data, the first portion of audio data being defined in relation to a second portion of audio data by the priority level criteria that includes a time threshold from a start of the voice data stream; identifying, based on the priority level criteria and by the controller of the portable communication device, the second portion of audio data as non-priority voice data; transmitting, responsive to identifying the first portion of audio data as priority voice data, the first portion of audio data to the base station using spatial diversity by transmitting the first portion of audio data using at least two of the multiple transmitters of the portable communication device; and transmitting, responsive to identifying the second portion of audio data as non-priority voice data, the second portion of audio data to the base station device without using spatial diversity by transmitting the second portion of audio data using one of the multiple transmitters of the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device that selectively transmits data using spatial diversity, the electronic device comprising:
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at least two transmitters; a controller coupled to the at least two transmitters, the controller is configured to; determine that data of the electronic device is to be transmitted; identify, based on data type criteria, a data type of the data to be transmitted as payload data; determine that the payload data includes voice data comprising a plurality of portions of audio data from a voice data stream; identify, based on priority level criteria, a first portion of audio data as priority voice data, the first portion of audio data being defined in relation to a second portion of audio data by the priority level criteria that includes a time threshold from a start of the voice data stream; identify, based on the priority level criteria, the second portion of audio data as non-priority voice data; transmit, responsive to identifying the first portion of audio data as priority voice data, the first portion of audio data using spatial diversity by transmitting the first portion of audio data using at least two of the transmitters of the electronic device; and transmit, responsive to identifying the second portion of audio data as non-priority voice data, the second portion of audio data without using spatial diversity y transmitting the second portion of audio data using one of the transmitters of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hardware-based computer-readable memory device storing processor-executable code that, responsive to execution by a controller of a portable communication device, causes the controller to implement operations for selectively transmitting data using spatial diversity, the operations comprising:
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determining that data is to be transmitted using multiple transmitters of the portable communication device; identifying, based on data type criteria, a data type of the data to be transmitted as payload data; determining that the payload data includes voice data comprising a plurality of portions of audio data from a voice data stream; identifying, based on priority level criteria, a first portion of audio data as priority voice data, the first portion of audio data being defined in relation to a second portion of audio data by the priority level criteria that includes a time threshold from a start of the voice data stream; identifying, based on the priority level criteria, the second portion of audio data as non-priority voice data; transmitting, responsive to identifying the first portion of audio data as priority voice data, the first portion of audio data to the base station using spatial diversity by transmitting the first portion of audio data using at least two of the multiple transmitters of the portable communication device; and transmitting, responsive to identifying the second portion of audio data as non-priority voice data, the second portion of audio data without using spatial diversity by transmitting the second portion of audio data using one of the multiple transmitters of the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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