Patent ID: 8416724

Claim:
A method, with an information processing system, for dynamic assignment of communication channels to a wireless device, the method comprising: receiving a request for a communication channel from the wireless device, the communication channel being defined by at least a channel frequency band; analyzing at least one current-drain profile associated with the wireless device, wherein the at least one current-drain profile indicates battery power consumption associated with the wireless device for a plurality of channel frequency bands; analyzing a plurality of communication channels with respect to the at least one current-drain profile; dynamically selecting, in response to the analyzing the at least one current-drain profile, a communication channel from the plurality of communication channels, such that in response to the wireless device comprising a high level of battery life, the dynamic selection shifts to a communication channel which preserves less battery life, and in response to the wireless device having a reduction in battery life, the dynamic selection shifts to a communication channel with a duty cycle that preserves most battery life, and wherein RF output power of the wireless device remains substantially constant throughout the dynamic channel assignment; and transmitting, in response to the dynamically selecting, a dynamic communication channel assignment, comprising the communication channel that has been selected, to the wireless device.