Patent ID: 8811222

Claim:
A mobile device, comprising: one or more processors; and one or more memories including computer program code, the one or more memories and the computer program code configured, with the one, or more processors, to cause the mobile device to perform at least the following: determine a first frequency band from a plurality of frequency bands for transmission between the mobile device and a base station, the mobile device and the base station being in operable communication with each other within a first area; measure at the mobile device for the first frequency band a path loss value for the transmission between the base station and the mobile device; receive at the mobile device a path loss difference value between the path loss value for the first frequency band and a path loss value for at least one from the remainder of the plurality of frequency bands, wherein the path loss difference value is received from the base station; and determine a transmission power to the base station for the at least one from the remainder of the plurality of frequency bands dependent on the path loss value measured and the path loss difference value.