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A method adapts scheduling priorities in a wireless communications system to conserve battery power in mobile terminals operating within the system. A base station, within the system, receives battery power level information and other setup information from mobile terminals operating within the serv

A method adapts scheduling priorities in a wireless communications system to conserve battery power in mobile terminals operating within the system. A base station, within the system, receives battery power level information and other setup information from mobile terminals operating within the service area of the base station during call setup procedures. Based on the battery power level information and other setup information, the base station adapts scheduling priorities for the mobile terminals to expedite wireless transmissions from those mobile terminals reporting low battery power levels.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method to manage mobile stations in a wireless network, comprising:receiving at a base station a signal from a first mobile station that its battery power is below a first threshold value, said first mobile station having a first high priority message and a first low pr

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method to manage mobile stations in a wireless network, comprising:receiving at a base station a signal from a first mobile station that its battery power is below a first threshold value, said first mobile station having a first high priority message and a first low priority message to transmit and having its battery power below a first threshold value;receiving at a base station a signal from a second mobile station that its battery power is below a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value said second mobile station having a second high priority message and a second low priority message to transmit;changing at the base station a mobile transmission schedule to cause transmission of messages from the first mobile station to occur before transmission of messages from other stations, in response to the signal, said changing step causing transmission of said messages to be ordered with the first high priority message, followed by the second high priority message, followed by high priority messages from other stations, followed by the first low priority message, followed by the second low priority message, followed by low priority messages from other stations;transmitting the schedule to the first and other stations.