Patent ID: 6031466
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
Method for reducing power consumption of a receiver, having an identification number and receiving a portion of a hailing message in a non-sequential manner, the hailing message including a plurality of data lines, each data line including an information portion and a channel coding portion, the channel coding portion providing correction of a predetermined maximal number of errors of the information, the received portion of the hailing message including the information portions of a plurality of the data lines thereby containing at least a portion of at least one hailed identification number, the method including the steps of:detecting portions of said at least one hailed identification number within said received portion;comparing between said portions of said at least one hailed identification number and the respective portion of said identification number, thereby detecting mismatches therebetween; andterminating reception of said hailing message if the number of said detected mismatches, for each of said portions of said at least one hailed identification number, exceeds said maximal number of errors.