Using location information to set radio transmitter characteristics for regulatory compliance
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1. A method of dynamically adjusting a wireless transceiver, comprising:
- receiving a triggering event comprising an enablement of the wireless transceiver;
based on receiving the triggering event, exiting a standby mode and acquiring a geographical location of the wireless transceiver;
using a last known location if acquiring the geographical location of the wireless transceiver is unsuccessful;
determining transmission characteristics that are compliant with wireless regulations covering the geographical location or the last known location;
adjusting the wireless transceiver to conform to the transmission characteristics, wherein the adjusting comprises changing one or more of a transmission frequency and a transmission power of the wireless transceiver and tuning one or more tunable antennas based on the transmission characteristics; and
transmitting data with the adjusted wireless transceiver, using the one or more tunable antennas.
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Abstract
A method of dynamically adjusting a wireless transceiver may include acquiring a geographical location of the wireless transceiver and determining transmission characteristics that are compliant with wireless regulations covering the geographical location. The wireless transceiver may be adjusted to conform to the transmission characteristics, and data may be transmitted with the adjusted wireless transceiver.
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1. A method of dynamically adjusting a wireless transceiver, comprising:
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receiving a triggering event comprising an enablement of the wireless transceiver; based on receiving the triggering event, exiting a standby mode and acquiring a geographical location of the wireless transceiver; using a last known location if acquiring the geographical location of the wireless transceiver is unsuccessful; determining transmission characteristics that are compliant with wireless regulations covering the geographical location or the last known location; adjusting the wireless transceiver to conform to the transmission characteristics, wherein the adjusting comprises changing one or more of a transmission frequency and a transmission power of the wireless transceiver and tuning one or more tunable antennas based on the transmission characteristics; and transmitting data with the adjusted wireless transceiver, using the one or more tunable antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which if executed by a machine comprising a wireless transceiver causes the machine to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a triggering event comprising an enablement of the wireless transceiver; based on receiving the triggering event, exiting a standby mode and determining a geographical location of the machine; using a last known location if acquiring the geographical location of the wireless transceiver is unsuccessful; ascertaining transmitter characteristics that are compliant with regulations in a regulatory area based on the geographical location or the last known location; and adjusting a wireless transceiver to wirelessly transmit data according to the transmitter characteristics using one or more tunable antennas, wherein the adjusting includes setting one or more of a transmission frequency and a transmission power for the wireless transceiver and tuning the one or more tunable antennas based on the transmitter characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system to wirelessly transmit data, comprising:
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a first transceiver to exit a standby mode and extract a geographical location of the system from a received signal, based on receipt of a triggering event; a second adjustable transceiver to wirelessly transmit data in accordance with input transmission parameters, the triggering event comprising an enablement of the second adjustable transceiver; a tunable antenna coupled to the first transceiver or the second adjustable transceiver; a memory to store a set of transmission parameters that is indexed by geography; and a processor connected to the first transceiver, the second adjustable transceiver, and the memory to choose the input transmission parameters from the set of transmission parameters based on the geographical location of the system and to adjust the second adjustable transceiver with the input transmission parameters, wherein the input transmission parameters further include one or more transmission powers and the adjusting comprises tuning the tunable antenna based on the input transmission parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus to wirelessly transmit data, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; one or more tunable antennas; and a processor operative to; receive a triggering event comprising an enablement of the wireless transceiver; based on receiving the triggering event, exit a standby mode and acquire a geographical location of the wireless transceiver; using a last known location if acquiring the geographical location of the wireless transceiver is unsuccessful; determine transmission characteristics that are compliant with wireless regulations covering the geographical location or the last known location; adjust the wireless transceiver to conform to the transmission characteristics, wherein the adjusting comprises changing one or more of a transmission frequency and a transmission power of the wireless transceiver and tuning the one or more tunable antennas based on the transmission characteristics; and transmit data with the adjusted wireless transceiver, using the one or more tunable antennas. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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