Patent ID: 6434376
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
A method for reducing average idle current in a handset receiving forward control channel data, said forward control channel data comprising a plurality of data words, each forward control channel word comprising a dotting sequence and a sync word, said method comprising the steps of:receiving a first word of the forward control channel data; determining whether the first word of the forward control channel data comprises a control filler message; powering down a predetermined component of the handset for a predetermined period of time based on the results of said determining step; receiving a second word of the forward control channel data; judging whether the first word and second word of the forward control channel are identical; performing a decoding operation on the two forward control channel data words; erasing said dotting sequence and sync word of a selected forward control channel word if and only if a prior sync word of a prior forward control channel word is successfully decoded; and powering down a predetermined component of the handset for a predetermined period of time based on the results of said judging step and said performing step.