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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2005
Jie Liang, Plano, TX (US);
Nathan R. Belk, Luca, TX (US);
Jie Liang, Plano, TX (US);
Nathan R. Belk, Luca, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A wireless receiver is provided that includes a component and a power control logic. The component is operable to receive a wireless signal and process the wireless signal in at least one of a first mode and a second mode. The first mode uses less power than the second mode. The power control logicis operable based on a characteristic of the wireless signal to promote processing the wireless signal by the component in the at least one of the first and second modes. A method for a wireless receiver to process the wireless signal to reduce power consumption is also provided. The method includes determining a characteristic of the wireless signal, and selecting one of a first and second modes in which to process the signal based on the characteristic of the wireless signal.