BATTERY SAVING APPARATUS AND METHOD PROVIDING OPTIMUM SYNCHRONIZATION CODEWORD DETECTION

摘要

A battery saving apparatus for supplying power to a selective call communication receiver for enabling the detection of a synchronization codeword in data received in a predetermined signaling format comprises circuits for supplying power to the receiver, and for detecting valid data received during a first portion of the first predetermined time interval. Power is maintained to the receiver for the remainder of the first predetermined time interval when valid data is detected in the first portion. A synchronization codeword detector is included for detecting a synchronization codeword. When valid data is subsequently detected following a second portion of the first predetermined time interval and the synchronization codeword is not detected in the first predetermined time interval, power is maintained to the receiver for a second predetermined time interval to further enable detection of the synchronization codeword.