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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2004
John M. Harris, Chicago, IL (US);
Vijay G. Subramanian, Chicago, IL (US);
John M. Harris, Chicago, IL (US);
Vijay G. Subramanian, Chicago, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A process () to facilitate determination of a particular data rate to use when communicating data with respect to a mobile station comprises providing () historical information regarding past radio frequency channel conditions, data quantity information () as corresponds to a current data file to be transmitted, and assessing () historical data transmission as correspond to the mobile station. One then selects () a data rate as a function of such information. In a preferred embodiment, this comprises varying a time scaling factor as a function of relative data file size, which time scaling factor serves to influence the extent to which past history serves to otherwise influence the selection of a particular data rate.