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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2011
Shashidhar Vummintala, Bangalore, IN;
Gowrisankar Somichetty, Bangalore, IN;
Sriram Rajagopal, Bangalore, IN;
Sindhu Verma, Bangalore, IN;
Manish Airy, Bangalore, IN;
Hariprasad Gangadharan, Bangalore, IN;
Ramasamy Palanisamy Pugazhanthi, Bangalore, IN;
Felix Varghese, Bangalore, IN;
Erik Stauffer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Shashidhar Vummintala, Bangalore, IN;
Gowrisankar Somichetty, Bangalore, IN;
Sriram Rajagopal, Bangalore, IN;
Sindhu Verma, Bangalore, IN;
Manish Airy, Bangalore, IN;
Hariprasad Gangadharan, Bangalore, IN;
Ramasamy Palanisamy Pugazhanthi, Bangalore, IN;
Felix Varghese, Bangalore, IN;
Erik Stauffer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A wireless communication device is disclosed that is capable of reduced power consumption. Uplink and downlink sub-frames in a WiMAX, 802.16m or LTE environment often include several vacant symbols during which power-hungry hardware and software components need not operate at full power. By analyzing a physical layer beacon and control information of a received signal, the specific locations of data bursts can be determined, as well as periods of needed operation of a receiver module to effectively decode those data bursts. The receiver module can otherwise be controlled to operate in a LOW power state during remaining periods of vacant time, thereby conserving power consumption and extending battery life.