Patent ID: 8626238

Claim:
A method of switching a communication device between an uplink communication path and a downlink communication path, the method comprising: measuring a power level of signals on at least one radio frequency for one of the uplink communication path and downlink communication path; comparing the measured power level with a threshold power level in order to determine if the communication device should switch between the uplink communication path and the downlink communication path; and when the comparison between the measured power level and the threshold power level indicates that the communication device should switch between the uplink communication path and the downlink communication path: performing a verification process to confirm that the communication device should switch between the uplink communication path and the downlink communication path; switching between the uplink communication path and the downlink communication path if the verification process confirms that the communication device should switch between the uplink communication path and the downlink communication path; and not switching between the uplink communication path and the downlink communication path if the verification process does not confirm that the communication device should switch between the uplink communication path and the downlink communication path.