Method and apparatus for controlling power dissipation in a wireless receiver
US10412680B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for controlling the power consumption of a wireless device are provided. A wireless device may include a configurable radio frequency (RF) front-end that may be configured to use fewer hardware stages and/or processing steps to reduce power consumption based at least in part on a signal quality, detected interference, or system information associated with a received RF signal. In some implementations, the configurable RF front-end may be configured to consume less power while receiving strong RF signals and configured to consume more power while receiving weak RF signals.
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