System and method of dynamically optimizing a transmission mode of wirelessly transmitted information

An apparatus for optimizing a transmission mode of wirelessly transmitted data, the apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving transmission signals that include data encoded in an initial transmission mode;
• means for measuring a first quality parameter of the received transmission signals;
• means for selecting a subsequent transmission mode based at least in part on the first quality parameter;
• means for receiving transmission signals having data encoded in the subsequent transmission mode;
• means for measuring a second quality parameter of the received transmission signals in the subsequent transmission mode;
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• means for adjusting a parameter within selection criteria of another subsequent transmission mode based at least in part on an error factor, the error factor being a predetermined value X if the difference between the measured quality parameter of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode and the expected performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode is less than or equal to a predetermined difference and being a predetermined value X/N if the difference between the estimated performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode and the expected performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode is greater than the predetermined difference, in which N is based on the expected performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode.

An apparatus for optimizing a transmission mode of wirelessly transmitted data, the apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving a data signal from a transmitter, data of the data signal arranged according to a first transmission mode based at least in part on a predetermined channel database and a first channel characterization;
• means for generating an error factor based at least in part on a difference between an estimated performance characteristic of the received data signal and an expected performance characteristic of the received data signal, the error factor being a predetermined value X if the difference between the estimated performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode and the expected performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode is less than or equal to a predetermined difference and being a predetermined value X/N if the difference between the estimated performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode and the expected performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode is greater than the predetermined difference, in which N is based on the expected performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode;
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• means for aiding in a selection of a subsequent transmission mode based at least in part on the predetermined channel database, the error factor or a subsequent channel characterization, or combinations thereof.

An apparatus for optimizing a transmission mode of wirelessly transmitted data, the apparatus comprising:

• means for transmitting a data signal from a transmitter, data of the data signal arranged according to an initial transmission mode based at least in part on a predetermined channel database or an initial channel characterization, or combinations thereof;
• the transmitter receiving an error factor based at least in part on a difference between an estimated performance characteristic of the transmitted data signal and an expected performance characteristic of the transmitted data signal, the error factor being a predetermined value X if the difference between the estimated performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode and the expected performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode is less than or equal to a predetermined difference and being a predetermined value X/N if the difference between the estimated performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode and the expected performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode is greater than the predetermined difference, in which N is based on the expected performance characteristic of data signals transmitted according to the first transmission mode;
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• means for selecting a subsequent transmission mode based at least in part on the predetermined channel database, the error factor or a subsequent channel characterization, or combinations thereof.