Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in digital communications devices

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PATENT NO 5428638
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08102479

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An apparatus and method to transmit and receive digital signals in a communication system having a power source that provides power to a portion of a communication device and a mechanism to disable power to that portion of the communication device for periods of time, such that a reduced power consumption state is entered. Also included is sampling hardware to sample the signal during those periods of time when the communication device is not in the reduced power consumption state, which occurs when data is transferred or received.

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WI-LAN INC1891 ROBERTSON ROAD SUITE 100 OTTAWA K2H 5B7

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cioffi, Kenneth R San Jose, CA 16 548
Okrah, Peter O Mountain View, CA 2 178
Parkinson, David S Santa Clara, CA 3 149
Prosynchak, Russell P Sunnyvale, CA 2 134
Robinson, Cynthia C San Jose, CA 2 134
Williams, Tim A Danville, CA 25 1028

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