Patent ID: 8275316

Claim:
A method for communication, the method comprising: performing using one or more processors, one or more circuits, or any combination thereof in a second Bluetooth device: receiving from a first Bluetooth device, a request for a transmit power adjustment for one or more operating modes, the request including a one-byte reserved field that is reserved according to a Bluetooth specification for a transmit power adjustment request format; receiving a step size for said transmit power adjustment via said received request, the step size being encoded in the one-byte reserved field, wherein a first set of bits of the one-byte reserved field are employed for encoding the step size when the transmit power adjustment pertains to a Bluetooth Basic Rate (BR) mode, and a second set of bits of the one-byte reserved field are employed for encoding the step size when the transmit power adjustment pertains to a Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) mode; adjusting said transmit power as a function of said step size; and sending a feedback message to said first Bluetooth device, wherein said feedback message indicates a status of said adjusting.