Patent ID: 6993291

Claim:
A method for determining an amount of resolution (ADC — N) required for decoding a desired radio channel, comprising the steps of: 1) obtaining a target resolution (TARGET — N) for decoding the desired radio channel assuming that potentially interfering radio channels are filtered out; 2) measuring the received signal strength (RSSI) of the radio channel; 3) determining the amount of resolution (ADC — N) based upon a full-scale resolution (ADC — FULL) of an analog-to-digital converter, the target resolution and the received signal strength; 4) remeasuring RSSI; 5) determining if the new RSSI value is within certain threshold limits specified for that measurement; and 6) if step 5 is true, repeating steps 4 and 5; otherwise repeating steps 3, 4 and 5.