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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Sigmatel Llc, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jon David Hendrix, Wimberley, TX (US);
Michael R. May, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
SIGMATEL, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/06 (2006.01); H04B 1/16 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H03G 3/20 (2006.01); H04B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/1607 (2013.01); H03G 3/20 (2013.01); H04B 1/1018 (2013.01); H04W 52/0245 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for managing power of a battery powered handheld audio device by receiving an indicia of signal quality for a received continuous-time radio signal. The method compares the indicia of signal quality to a signal threshold. Upon a favorable comparison, enacting a first analog signal conditioning setting. Upon an unfavorable comparison, enacting a second analog signal conditioning setting. The method further provides, upon the favorable comparison, disabling a digital filtering operation, and upon the unfavorable comparison, enabling the digital filtering operation.