Patent ID: 7313378
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: H03G,H04R

Abstract:
1. A receiver comprising: a detector to acquire a wireless signal; an automatic gain control to provide gain for the acquired wireless signal; and a control unit having programmable acquisition, hold, and release parameters to manage the acquisition and gain of the wireless signal based on a transmission protocol for a communication session with intermittent wireless transmissions, wherein the control unit is adapted to use the programmable acquisition parameter for use in attacking and locking onto an incoming signal, the programmable hold parameter for use in maintaining sensitivity for the incoming signal at a relatively constant level, and the programmable release parameter for use in increasing the sensitivity to detect a subsequent incoming signal, and wherein the control unit is adapted to use the programmable acquisition, hold, and release parameters for the transmission protocol to anticipate intermittent wireless transmissions in the communication session and manage the acquisition and gain accounting for the anticipated intermittent wireless transmissions.