Patent ID: 6246336
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G08B,H04W

Abstract:
In a SCR (Selective Call Radio), a method comprising:receiving a first radio signal comprising an advertisement schedule detailing multiple times of arrival for a plurality of advertisement messages, wherein the advertisement schedule identifies a plurality of arrival times for each of the plurality of advertisement messages within a predetermined period of time, and further wherein the advertisement schedule identifies a first arrival time and a second arrival time for an advertisement message;storing the advertisement schedule;at or near the first arrival time when an advertisement message is to be received as a second radio signal according to the advertisement schedule, determining a likelihood that the SCR can decode the advertisement message properly according to a predetermined quality expectation which is preprogrammed into the SCR;when the likelihood of decoding the advertisement message properly is below the predetermined quality expectation, disregarding the second radio signal; andscheduling the SCR to receive the same advertisement message at the second arrival time defined by the stored advertisement schedule, wherein the second arrival time is subsequent to the first arrival time.