| US 7,580,681 B2 | ||
| Employing different signal thresholds based on type of information transmitted | ||
| Mohammad Ali Jabbary, Roswell, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 11, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/484,329. | ||
| Application 11/484329 is a continuation of application No. 10/412455, filed on Apr. 11, 2003, granted, now 7,076,214. | ||
| Application 10/412455 is a continuation of application No. 09/563872, filed on May 03, 2000, granted, now 6,571,084. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0049206 A1, Mar. 01, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—67.11 [455/133; 455/134; 455/67.13] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A method for determining whether to transmit information from a first communication unit to a second communication unit,
the transmission being one of a plurality of types, the method comprising:
receiving a signal from the second communication unit at the first communication unit;
measuring a strength of the received signal;
determining a type of transmission from said plurality of transmission types;
selecting a threshold corresponding to the determined type;
comparing the measured signal strength to the selected threshold; and
proceeding with the transmission only if the measured signal strength exceeds the selected threshold.
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