Patent ID: 8041379

Claim:
A method for reducing cellular co-interference, comprising: selecting a primary cellular device; selecting a secondary cellular device that causes co-interference with the primary cellular device; determining whether the primary cellular device is one of a transmitting device and a receiving device; upon determining that the primary cellular device is a transmitting device, transmitting a first hush command to the primary cellular device, the first hush command instructing the primary cellular device to increase a first transmit power from the primary cellular device to a cellular tower; upon determining that the primary cellular device is a receiving device, transmitting a second hush command to the secondary cellular device, the second hush command instructing the secondary cellular device to decrease a second transmit power from the secondary cellular device to the cellular tower; determining a cost-benefit ratio for transmitting one of the first hush command to the primary cellular device and the second hush command to the secondary cellular device; determining whether the cost-benefit ratio surpasses a cost-benefit threshold; upon determining that the cost-benefit ratio surpasses the cost-benefit threshold, determining an amount of hushing to be performed based on distance between the primary cellular device and the secondary cellular device, wherein as the distance increases, the amount of hushing decreases, and wherein as the distance decreases, the amount of hushing increases; and determining one of the first hush command and the second hush command based on the amount of hushing.