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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Syed A. Mujtaba, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kee-Bong Song, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Youngjae Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In order to reduce power consumption of an electronic device during wireless communication, the electronic device may transition between a baseline (simple) receiver and a higher-power advanced receiver based on network conditions and/or environmental conditions. For example, the transition to the advanced receiver may occur when it offers improved communication performance over the baseline receiver, such as when there is significant interference and a high data rate, or when there is significant interference and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is low. Similarly, the transition to the baseline receiver may occur when the capabilities of the advanced receiver are not needed, such as when there is less interference, or when the data rate is lower and the SNR is high. In this way, the electronic device can avoid the added power consumption associated with the advanced receiver except where the communication performance offered by the advanced receiver is needed.