Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for reducing the power consumption of mobile multimode communication terminals

US6400961B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20References

12Claims

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Frank Lillie · Hersbruck, DE
Ulrich Bötzel · Kaarst, DE
Bertram Gunzelmann · Königsbrunn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 1999
Grant date	Jun 4, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 21, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for saving current in mobile multi-mode communication terminals, in which the frequency of searching (scanning) for available communication networks is varied as a function of information about the local availability of the communication networks.

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