Wireless modem having transmission power management modes
AssigneeFranklin Wireless Corporation
InventorOk Chae Kim
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Abstract
A wireless modem is disclosed. In one aspect, the modem includes at least one wireless interface configured to wirelessly communicate data according to a wireless communication standard. The wireless interface is further configured to use a transmission power to transmit the data. The modem also includes a controller configured to determine a type of power source for the wireless modem and select a transmission power level of the wireless interface based at least partially on the determined power source.
Claims36
A wireless universal serial bus (USB) modem comprising:
- a physical USB interface configured to receive power from a power source, wherein the power source is a computing device or an external power source;
- a wireless wide area network (WWAN) transceiver configured to transmit and receive WWAN data according to a WWAN communication standard;
- a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver configured to transmit and receive WLAN data according to a WLAN communication standard;
- and
- a controller configured to determine the power source that provides power via the physical USB interface and select a transmission power level of each of the WWAN and WLAN transceivers based at least partially on the determined power source.
A wireless modem comprising:
- at least one wireless interface configured to wirelessly communicate data according to a wireless communication standard, wherein the at least one wireless interface is further configured to use a transmission power to transmit the data;
- and
- a controller configured to determine a type of power source for the wireless modem and select a transmission power level of the at least one wireless interface based at least partially on the power source.
A method of operating a wireless modem comprising:
- wirelessly communicating data according to a wireless communication standard with the use of a transmission power to transmit the data;
- determining a type of power source for the wireless modem;
- and
- selecting a transmission power level for the wireless data communication based at least partially on the determined power source.
One or more processor-readable storage devices having processor-readable code embodied on the processor-readable storage devices, the processor-readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of operating a wireless modem comprising:
- wirelessly communicating data according to a wireless communication standard with the use of a transmission power to transmit the data;
- determining a type of power source for the wireless modem;
- and
- selecting a transmission power level for the wireless data communication based at least partially on the determined power source.
A wireless modem comprising:
- means for wirelessly communicating data according to a wireless communication standard with the use of a transmission power to transmit the data;
- means for determining a type of power source for the wireless modem;
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- means for selecting a transmission power level for the wireless data communication based at least partially on the determined power source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.