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US 6,650,912 B2Granted
Selecting paging channel mode
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsJiangxin Chen, Arthur Neufeld, Serguei Glazko, Messay Amerga
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AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsJiangxin Chen, Arthur Neufeld, Serguei Glazko, Messay Amerga
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A quick paging channel (QPCH) is used to receive paging indicators that indicate that a wireless communication device (WCD) has a message on a paging channel relating to, for example, an incoming call to the WCD. When the condition of the quick paging channel is too low to receive paging indicators reliably, the quick paging channel is disabled to avoid false alarms, and the slotted paging channel is used to receive paging messages without monitoring the QPCH. When the QPCH signal is strong, the probability of false alarms is lower, and the quick paging channel is enabled. By using the quick paging channel to receive paging indicators only when the QPCH signal is strong, the wireless communication device can remain in a sleep state for greater periods of time as compared with the use of a slotted paging channel. As a result, standby time may be significantly improved.
A method comprising:
A processor readable medium containing processor executable instructions for:
An apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.