Method and apparatus for reducing interference associated with wireless communication
AssigneeTelecordia Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGary J. Dennis, Steven M. Cohen, James L. Dixon
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for reducing interference associated with wireless communication in an area having sensitive electronic equipment. A wireless communications device receives, from an access point, a signal having a signal strength above a predetermined threshold. The wireless communications device determines a transmission power level maximum based on the received signal and then transmits a signal to the access point at a transmission power level at or below the transmission power level maximum. The wireless communications device disables the transmission when the signal strength falls below the predetermined threshold.
Claims20
A method for reducing interference associated with wireless communication, said method comprising:
- receiving, from an access point, a signal having a signal strength above a predetermined threshold;
- determining a transmission power level maximum based on said received signal;
- transmitting a signal to said access point at a transmission power level at or below said transmission power level maximum;
- and
- disabling said transmission when said signal strength falls below said predetermined threshold.
A wireless communications device comprising:
- a receiver for receiving, from an access point, a signal having a signal strength above a predetermined threshold;
- a processor for determining a transmission power level maximum based on said received signal;
- and
- a transmitter for transmitting a signal to said access point at or below said transmission power level maximum,
- wherein said processor disables said transmitter when said signal strength falls below said predetermined threshold.
A wireless communications device comprising:
- means for receiving, from an access point, a signal having a signal strength above a predetermined threshold;
- means for determining a transmission power level maximum based on said received signal;
- means for transmitting a signal to said access point at a transmission power level at or below said transmission power level maximum;
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- means for disabling said transmission when said signal strength falls below said predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.