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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Francis Ming-meng Ngai, Louisville, CO (US);
Stanley Tsai, Boulder, CO (US);
Bhaskara V. Batchu, Ameenpur Village, IN;
Inventors:
Francis Ming-Meng Ngai, Louisville, CO (US);
Stanley Tsai, Boulder, CO (US);
Bhaskara V. Batchu, Ameenpur Village, IN;
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 52/0229 (2013.01); H04W 52/0245 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An access terminal configured for use in a wireless communication system utilizing discontinuous reception (DRx). To reduce power consumption, a pilot acquisition timeline may be reduced when channel conditions are favorable; and to improve call quality, the pilot acquisition timeline may be increased when channel conditions are poor. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.