Patent ID: 8649686
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. In a communication device, a method for managing power consumption, the method comprising: a receiver accepting a communications signal from a transmitter, the receiver and the transmitter communicating with each other over a network; the receiver analyzing signal integrity of the communication signal; in response to analyzing the signal integrity, changing a receiver signal enhancement mechanism at the receiver; modifying power consumption at the receiver in response to changing the receiver signal enhancement mechanism; and, the receiver transmitting the signal integrity analysis to the transmitter; wherein in response to the signal integrity analysis, the transmitter is configured to change a transmitter signal enhancement mechanism and wherein the transmitter is configured to modify power consumption at the transmitter in response to changing the transmitter signal enhancement mechanism; wherein in response to the receiver modifying power consumption at the receiver, the power consumption at the transmitter is modified, and wherein in response to the transmitter modifying power consumption at the transmitter, the power consumption at the receiver is modified.