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US 8,078,219 B2Granted
System and method for setting a signal strength value for a mobile device
AssigneeChi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
InventorKun-Yi Chen
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Abstract
A mobile device for setting a signal strength value for the mobile device to receive needed radio signals. The mobile device includes a signal strength value configuring system and a radio signal receiving unit. The signal strength value configuring system is operable to set the signal strength value for the mobile device to receive needed radio signals, utilizing a number of radio station channels detected by the radio signal receiving unit of the mobile device.
Claims12
A mobile device, comprising:
- a radio signal receiving unit;
- a parameter setting module operable to set data range parameters comprising a first data range of an acceptable number of radio station channels, and a second data range of an acceptable signal strength of radio signals of the radio station channels;
- a channel detecting module operable to control the radio signal receiving unit to detect radio station channels according to a current signal strength value of the radio signal receiving unit, and count a total number of detected radio station channels, wherein each of detected radio stations sends a radio signal with a certain signal strength value that is stronger than or equal to the current signal strength value;
- a data analyzing module operable to analyze whether the counted channel number is within the first data range, subtract a predetermined value from the current signal strength value if the counted channel number is less than a lower limit of the first data range, add the predetermined value to the current signal strength value if the counted channel number is more than an upper limit of the first data range, and analyze whether the current signal strength value is within the second data range after the subtraction or addition;
- a radio signal configuring module operable to set the current signal strength value as a normal signal strength value for the mobile device to receive radio signals, if the counted channel number is within the first data range.
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A computer-implemented method for setting a signal strength value for a mobile device to receive radio signals, the method comprising:
- (a) setting data range parameters comprising a first data range of an acceptable number of radio station channels, and a second data range of an acceptable signal strength of radio signals of the radio station channels;
- (b) controlling a radio signal receiving unit of the mobile device to detect radio station channels according to a current signal strength value of the radio signal receiving unit, and counting detected radio station channel number, wherein each of detected radio stations sends a radio signal with a certain signal strength value that is stronger than or equal to the current signal strength value;
- (c) analyzing whether the counted channel number is within the first data range, and going to step (g) if the counted channel number is within the first data range, or going to step (d) if the counted channel number is beyond the first data range;
- (d) subtracting a predetermined value from the current signal strength value if the counted channel number is less than a lower limit of the first data range, or adding the predetermined value to the current signal strength value if the counted channel number is more than an upper limit of the first data range;
- (e) analyzing whether the current signal strength value is within the second data range after the subtraction or addition;
- (f) returning to step (b) if the current signal strength value is within the second data range after the subtraction or addition;
- (g) setting the current signal strength value as a normal signal strength value for the mobile device to receive needed radio signals.
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A storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform a method for setting a signal strength value for a mobile device to receive radio signals, wherein the method comprises:
- (a) setting data range parameters comprising a first data range of an acceptable number of radio station channels, and a second data range of an acceptable signal strength of radio signals of the radio station channels;
- (b) controlling a radio signal receiving unit of the mobile device to detect radio station channels according to a current signal strength value of the radio signal receiving unit, and counting detected radio station channel number, wherein each of detected radio stations sends a radio signal with a certain signal strength value that is stronger than or equal to the current signal strength value;
- (c) analyzing whether the counted channel number is within the first data range, and going to step (g) if the counted channel number is within the first data range, or going to step (d) if the counted channel number is beyond the first data range;
- (d) subtracting a predetermined value from the current signal strength value if the counted channel number is less than a lower limit of the first data range, or adding the predetermined value to the current signal strength value if the counted channel number is more than an upper limit of the first data range;
- (e) analyzing whether the current signal strength value is within the second data range after the subtraction or addition;
- (f) returning to step (b) if the current signal strength value is within the second data range after the subtraction or addition;
- (g) setting the current signal strength value as a normal signal strength value for the mobile device to receive needed radio signals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.