Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in digital communications devices
US5428638A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method to transmit and receive digital signals in a communication system having a power source that provides power to a portion of a communication device and a mechanism to disable power to that portion of the communication device for periods of time, such that a reduced power consumption state is entered. Also included is sampling hardware to sample the signal during those periods of time when the communication device is not in the reduced power consumption state, which occurs when data is transferred or received.
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