1. A radioterminal comprising:
a transceiver that is configured for space-based communications and for terrestrial wireless communications;
a hands-free interface; and
a satellitehands-free interlock that is configured to prevent the transceiver from transmitting space-based communications unless the hands-free interface is activated.
2. A radioterminal according to claim 1 wherein the hands-free interface comprises a coupling for a remote earpiece andor a speakerphone interface.
3. A radioterminal according to claim 1 further comprising:
a hand-held interface, wherein the interlock is further configured to prevent the transceiver from transmitting space-based communications when the hand-held interface is activated.
4. A radioterminal according to claim 3 wherein the hand-held interface comprises a built in speaker configured to provide audio output corresponding to wireless communications received by the transceiver andor by another device that is coupled to the radioterminal.
5. A radioterminal according to claim 3 wherein the satellitehands-free interlock is configured to provide a user notification to activate the hands-free interface in response to a request to transmit space-based communications when the hand-held interface is activated.
6. A radioterminal according to claim 5 wherein the satellitehands-free interlock is further configured to enable the transceiver to transmit space-based communications for a period of time after the request to transmit space-based communications without activation of the hands-free interface.
7. A radioterminal according to claim 3 wherein the satellitehands-free interlock is further configured to allow the transceiver to transmit terrestrial communications when the hand-held interface is activated.
8. A method of operating a radioterminal including a transceiver configured for space-based communications and for terrestrial wireless communications, and a hands-free interface, the method comprising:
allowing the transceiver to transmit terrestrial wireless communications when the hands-free interface is not activated; and
preventing the transceiver from transmitting space-based communications unless the hands-free interface is activated.
9. A method according to claim 8 wherein the hands-free interface comprises a coupling for a remote earpiece andor a speakerphone interface.
10. A method according to claim 8 further comprising:
preventing the transceiver from transmitting space-based communications when a hand-held interface is activated.
11. A method according to claim 10 wherein the hand-held interface comprises a built in speaker configured to provide audio output corresponding to wireless communications received by the transceiver andor by another device that is coupled to the radioterminal when the hand-held interface is activated.
12. A method according to claim 10 further comprising:
providing a user notification to activate the hands-free interface in response to a request to transmit space-based communications when the hand-held interface is activated.
13. A method according to claim 12 further comprising:
enabling the transceiver to transmit the space-based communications for a period of time after the request to transmit the space-based communications without activation of the hands-free interface when the hand-held interface is activated.
14. A method according to claim 10 further comprising:
allowing the transceiver to transmit terrestrial communications when the hand-held interface is activated.
15. A radioterminal comprising:
a transceiver that is configured for space-based communications and for terrestrial wireless communications;
an antenna that is selectively configurable in at least a low profile or a high profile position andor orientation; and
a satellite interlock that is configured to prevent the transceiver from transmitting communications at a high power andor EIRP that is greater than or equal to a threshold responsive to the antenna being configured in the low profile position andor orientation, to allow the transceiver to transmit communications at the high power andor EIRP responsive to the antenna being configured in the high profile position andor orientation, and to allow the transceiver to transmit communications at a low power andor EIRP that is less than or equal to a threshold independent of the antenna’s position andor orientation.
16. A radioterminal comprising:
a transceiver that is configured for space-based communications and for terrestrial wireless communications;
a user interface that is selectively configurable in at least speakerphone mode, push-to-send mode andor push-to-talk mode or next to a user’s ear mode; and
a satellite interlock that is configured to prevent the transceiver from transmitting communications at a power andor EIRP that is greater than or equal to a threshold responsive to the user interface is being configured in next to the user’s ear mode.
17. A radioterminal according to claim 15 wherein the high profile position andor orientation of the antenna maintains a distance from the radioterminal andor a user’s head that is greater than a distance maintained by the low profile position andor orientation of the antenna from the radioterminal andor the user’s head.
18. A radioterminal according to claim 1 wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit high power communications at a power andor EIRP that is greater than or equal to a high power threshold and to transmit low power communications at a power andor EIRP that is less than or equal to a low power threshold.
19. A radioterminal according to claim 1 wherein the transceiver includes at least one amplifier configured to amplify low power communications for transmission at a power andor EIRP that is less than or equal to a low power threshold and to amplify high power communications for transmission at a power andor EIRP that is greater than or equal to a high power threshold.
20. A radioterminal according to claim 1 wherein the interlock is further configured to enable the transceiver to transmit high power communications at a power andor EIRP that is greater than or equal to a high power threshold when the hands-free interface is activated.
21. A radioterminal according to claim 1 wherein the hands-free interface comprises a coupling for a remote earpiece andor speaker.
22. A radioterminal according to claim 21 wherein the coupling for the remote earpiece andor speaker comprises a tethered andor an untethered coupling.
23. A radioterminal according to claim 21 wherein the coupling for the remote earpiece andor speaker comprises an interface for a cradle configured to receive the radioterminal andor to couple the radioterminal to a remote loudspeaker.
24. A radioterminal according to claim 1 wherein the hands-free interface comprises a speakerphone interface.
25. A radioterminal according to claim 1 further comprising:
an interface for a companion device, wherein the interface is configured to provide communications from the radioterminal to the companion device andor to provide communications from the companion device to the radioterminal.
26. A radioterminal according to claim 25 wherein the interface comprises a wireless interface andor a wired interface.
27. A radioterminal according to claim 25 further comprising:
a radioterminal antenna coupled to the transceiver, wherein the companion device includes a companion antenna, and wherein a gain of the companion antenna is greater than a gain of the radioterminal antenna.
28. A radioterminal according to claim 25 wherein the transceiver includes a transmission amplifier and a low noise amplifier inside the radioterminal, wherein the companion device includes a transmission amplifier andor a low noise amplifier inside the companion device, and wherein a power output of the transmission amplifier inside the companion device is greater than a power output of the transmission amplifier inside the radioterminal andor a noise figure of the low noise amplifier inside the companion device is less than or equal to a noise figure of the low noise amplifier inside the radioterminal.
29. A radioterminal according to claim 1 further comprising a hand-held interface configured to provide communications received by the transceiver andor by a device that is wirelessly andor non-wirelessly coupled to the radioterminal.
30. A radioterminal according to claim 29 wherein responsive to a request to transmit high power communications at a power andor EIRP that is greater than or equal to a high power threshold when the hand-held interface is active, the interlock is configured to provide a user notification to activate the hands-free interface.
31. A radioterminal according to claim 30 wherein the interlock is further configured to enable the transceiver to transmit the high power communications responsive to activation of the hands-free interface.
32. A radioterminal according to claim 30 wherein the interlock is further configured to enable the transceiver to transmit the high power communications for a period of time after the request to transmit the high power communications and before activation of the hands-free interface when the hand-held interface is activated.
33. A radioterminal according to claim 25 wherein responsive to a request to transmit high power communications at a power andor EIRP that is greater than or equal to a high power threshold andor to receive space-based communications, the interlock is configured to provide a user notification to activate the interface for the companion device.
34. A radioterminal according to claim 33 wherein the interlock is further configured to provide communications through the interface to the companion device andor to provide communications through the interface to the radioterminal from the companion device responsive to activating the interface for the companion device.
35. A radioterminal according to claim 33 wherein the interlock is further configured to enable the transceiver for a period of time to transmit the high power communications after the user notification to activate the interface for the companion device and before activation of the interface for the companion device.
36. A radioterminal according to claim 1 wherein the interlock is further configured to allow the transceiver to transmit low power communications at a power andor EIRP that is less than or equal to the low power threshold when the hands-free interface is activated.
37. A method according to claim 8 wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the space-based communications at a power andor EIRP that is greater than or equal to a high power threshold and to transmit terrestrial wireless communications at a power andor EIRP that is less than or equal to a low power threshold.
38. A method according to claim 8 wherein the transceiver includes at least one amplifier configured to amplify the terrestrial wireless communications and to amplify the space-based communications, and wherein preventing the transceiver from transmitting the space-based communications unless the hands-free interface is activated comprises disabling andor limiting at least one amplifier unless the hands-free interface is activated.
39. A method according to claim 8 wherein the hands-free interface is coupled to the transceiver, the method further comprising:
enabling the transceiver to transmit high power communications at a power andor EIRP that is greater than or equal to a high power threshold when the hands-free interface is activated.
40. A method according to claim 8 wherein the hands-free interface comprises a coupling for a remote earpiece andor speaker.
41. A method according to claim 8 wherein the hands-free interface comprises a speakerphone interface.
42. A method according to claim 8 wherein the radioterminal further includes an interface for a companion device, the method further comprising:
providing communications from the radioterminal through the interface to the companion device andor providing communications from the companion device through the interface to the radioterminal.
43. A method according to claim 8 wherein the radioterminal further includes a hand-held interface comprising a built-in speaker configured to provide audio output corresponding to wireless communications received by the transceiver andor by another device that is coupled to the radioterminal.
44. A method according to claim 8 wherein the hands-free interface is coupled to the transceiver, the method further comprising:
providing a user notification to activate the hands-free interface responsive to a request to transmit high power communications.
45. A method according to claim 44 further comprising:
enabling the transceiver to transmit the high power communications responsive to activation of the hands-free interface.
46. A method according to claim 44 further comprising:
after the request to transmit the high power communications and before activation of the hands-free interface, enabling the transceiver to transmit the high power communications for a period of time.
47. A method according to claim 8 wherein the radioterminal includes an interface for a companion device, the method further comprising:
providing a user notification to activate the interface for the companion device responsive to a request to transmit high power communications.
48. A method according to claim 47 further comprising:
providing communications from the radioterminal through the interface to the companion device andor providing communications from the companion device through the interface to the radioterminal responsive to activating the interface for the companion device.
49. A method according to claim 47 further comprising:
enabling the transceiver to transmit the high power communications for a period of time after the request to transmit high power communications and before activation of the interface for the companion device.
50. A radioterminal according to claim 27 wherein the radioterminal antenna comprises a substantially linearly polarized andor circularly polarized element and wherein the companion antenna comprises a substantially circularly polarized element.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for identifying and treating tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an electrosurgical treatment device including an electrode assembly configured to measure one or more electrical properties of a target tissue;
applying an electrical signal having at least one of a range of frequencies and a range of wave configurations to the target tissue;
measuring the one or more electrical properties of the target tissue in response to the electrical signal;
comparing values of the measured electrical properties of the target tissue against values of electrical properties of known tissue types;
identifying a type of the target tissue based on the comparison;
adjusting at least one of the range of frequencies and the range of wave configurations of the electrical signal based on the identified tissue type;
applying the adjusted electrical signal to the target tissue;
measuring the one or more electrical properties of the target tissue in response to the adjusted electrical signal;
comparing values of the measured electrical properties of the target tissue type against values of electrical properties of the tissue type;
identifying a condition of the target tissue based on the comparison;
adjusting an energy delivery configuration of the electrosurgical treatment device to the type and condition of the target tissue; and
activating the electrosurgical treatment device to perform a treatment on the target tissue.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the electrode assembly is mounted on a distal end of the electrosurgical treatment device and includes a plurality of electrodes.
3. A method according to claim 1, further including the steps of measuring at least one of the electrical properties of the target tissue following the treatment; and determining the effectiveness of the treatment.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the electrode assembly includes a base having an electrode extending coaxially therethrough.
5. A method according to claim 4, where the coaxially extending electrode is operably connected to a high frequency generator.
6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the high frequency generator is capable of generating a frequency between 30 MHz and 30 GHz.