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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Christopher John Nicol, New South Wales, AU;
Oliver Ridler, New South Wales, AU;
Charles Nicholas Alexander Thomas, Pennant Hills, AU;
Christopher John Nicol, New South Wales, AU;
Oliver Ridler, New South Wales, AU;
Charles Nicholas Alexander Thomas, Pennant Hills, AU;
Agere Systems LLC, Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a communications circuit with at least one control channel and at least one data channel includes the steps of monitoring the at least one control channel, powering a receiver portion of the circuit when the at least one control channel indicates that data is to be received, and refraining from powering the receiver portion when the at least one control channel indicates that data is not to be received. The circuit can operate, for example, under the 3GPP HSDPA standard. Where desired, the clock and power supply to the receiver portion and a bit rate processing portion can be independently gated.