Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at same station – Radiotelephone equipment detail
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Wendell, Andrew (Department: 2618)
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at same station
Radiotelephone equipment detail
C455S572000, C455S041200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07983719
ABSTRACT:
In a mobile communication device, a scanning operation is performed with use of a wireless transceiver to identify one or more available wireless communication networks in a given geographic area. Each time the scanning operation fails to result in identifying a wireless network to be available for connection with the communication device, the scanning operation is repeated after delaying for a next scanning delay period of a plurality of consecutively-increasing scanning delay periods n=[n1, n2, . . . , M], wherein M is set as an upper limit. In response to identifying a first predetermined battery condition of the communication device, a first new upper limit N is added to the plurality of consecutively-increasing scanning delay periods n=[n1, n2, . . . , M, N], wherein N is the first new upper limit such that N>M. Further, in response to identifying a second predetermined battery condition of the communication device, a second new upper limit is added to the plurality of consecutively-increasing scanning delay periods n=[n1, n2, . . . , M, N, P], wherein P is the second new upper limit such that P>N>M. Advantageously, power consumption is reduced during adverse battery conditions of the mobile device.
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Oskorep, Esq. John J.
Research In Motion Limited
Wendell Andrew
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