Patent ID: 7697497

Claim:
A method comprising: at a wireless transmitter: providing a quantity of data to be transmitted; automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a first transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the first transmission state; when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the first transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a first transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a second transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as a first transmission state transmission, wherein the second transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state; when the quantity of data can be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically transmitting the quantity of data using the second transmission state; when the quantity of data cannot be transmitted using the second transmission state in a manner that complies with the regulatory requirements as will apply to such a second transmission state transmission, automatically determining whether the quantity of data can be transmitted using a third transmission state in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements as will apply to such a third transmission state transmission but that will offer a substantially comparable quality of service as the first transmission state transmission, wherein the third transmission state is different at least in part from the first transmission state and the second transmission state.