Patent ID: 8359052

Claim:
A first wireless device comprising: a control module configured to estimate a first path loss between the first wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein the first path loss is associated with a present transmit power of the first wireless device, estimate a second path loss between the first wireless device and the second wireless device, wherein the second path loss is associated with a first minimum transmit power of the first wireless device, generate an absolute value of a difference between the first path loss and the second path loss, and compare the absolute value of the difference between the first path loss and the second path loss to a predetermined threshold; and a transmitter configured to transmit a radio frequency signal at the first minimum transmit power in response to the absolute value of the difference between the first path loss and the second path loss being less than or equal to the predetermined threshold, and transmit the radio frequency signal at a second minimum transmit power in response to the absolute value of the difference between the first path loss and the second path loss being greater than the predetermined threshold.