Patent ID: 9668228
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for adjusting a transmit power at a first electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a first Transmit Power Control (TPC) request message, including power mode information of the first electronic device, from the first electronic device to a second electronic device; receiving, at the first electronic device, a first TPC report message, including power mode information of the second electronic device, transmit power information of the second electronic device, and link margin information for the first electronic device, from the second electronic device; adjusting, at the first electronic device, the transmit power according to the power mode information of the second electronic device, using the transmit power information and the link margin information included in the first TPC report message; and upon a power mode of the first electronic device being a low power battery mode, determining whether a predefined link margin is satisfied if a minimum transmit rower is set, and informing a user that a distance between the first electronic device and the second electronic device must be adjusted if the predefined link margin is not satisfied.