Patent ID: 7242972
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use with a wireless mobile station that is adapted and configured to interact with a wireless communication system using at least a first, second, and third mode of operation, wherein the first mode of operation comprises an active mode of operation where the mobile station actively uses an allocated communications channel, the third mode of operation comprises a dormant mode of operation where the mobile station is without an allocated communications channel, and the second mode of operation comprises a semi-dormant mode of operation where the mobile station maintains at least a portion of the allocated channel, comprising: monitoring at least one indicator of relative mobility regarding the rate of movement of the wireless mobile station within the wireless communication system to provide a mobility indicia; using the mobility indicia to adjust a first inactivity temporal window during at least one of the modes of operation wherein the first inactivity temporal window determines a duration the wireless mobile station remains in the at least one of the modes of operation, and using the mobility indicia to adjust a second inactivity temporal window during at least another of the one of the modes of operation wherein the second inactivity temporal window determines a duration the wireless mobile station remains in the at least another of the one of the modes of operation and wherein a duration of the first inactivity temporal window is extended and a duration of the second inactivity temporal window is decreased depending on the mobility indicia.