Patent ID: 8423066
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling wireless communication over a common radio medium between a base station and a mobile wireless communication device, the common radio medium exhibiting one or more variable conditions, the method comprising: obtaining one or more signals indicative of motion of the mobile wireless communication device, at least one of the one or more signals indicative of motion being generated by the mobile wireless communication device and communicated wirelessly to the base station; selecting an estimation process from a plurality of estimation processes in response to at least one of said one or more signals indicative of motion; predicting fading events including frequency and duration thereof based on the selected estimation process; and scheduling use of the common radio medium to facilitate wireless communications with the mobile wireless communication device, wherein said scheduling comprises scheduling use of time slots which do not temporally coincide with one or more of the predicted fading events.