BATTERY SAVER FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

摘要

A communication device (200) capable of operating in a communication system (100) having a control system which generates information signals with redundant information is disclosed. The communication device comprises: a receiver (214) for receiving the information signals; a circuit which can determine the signal quality of the received information signals (234); and a controller (226) which decodes the received information signals, and further compares the signal quality of the information signals with a predetermined value, and decides if the received signal quality is at least equal to the predetermined value in order to only decode a portion of the information signal. Upon the communication device decoding a portion of the information signal, the communication device (200) is placed in a battery saving mode in order to conserve battery life.