Title of Invention | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF IMPLEMENTING AND/OR USING A DEDICATED CONTROL CHANNEL |
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Abstract | Wireless terminals and base stations support multiple modes of dedicated control channel operation wherein wireless terminals are allocated different amounts of dedicated uplink resources for reporting control information. A set of dedicated control channel segments is utilized by a wireless terminal to communicate uplink control information reports to its serving base station attachment point. Full tone and split-tone modes of dedicated control channel operation are supported. In full tone mode, a single wireless terminal is allocated each of the dedicated control channel segments associated with a single logical tone. In split tone mode, dedicated control channel segments associated with a single logical tone are allocated between different wireless terminals, with each of the multiple wireless terminals receiving a different non-overlapping subset of the dedicated control channel segments. Logical dedicated control channel tones can be dynamically reallocated for full-tone mode use or split.tone mode use. |
Full Text | PLEASE SEE THE SPECIFICATION ATTACHED |
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Patent Number | 258759 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Indian Patent Application Number | 1122/MUMNP/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
PG Journal Number | 06/2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Publication Date | 07-Feb-2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Grant Date | 05-Feb-2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of Filing | 05-Jun-2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
Name of Patentee | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | ||||||||||||||||||
Applicant Address | 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121-1714, | ||||||||||||||||||
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PCT International Classification Number | H04Q7/38 | ||||||||||||||||||
PCT International Application Number | PCT/US2006/048501 | ||||||||||||||||||
PCT International Filing date | 2006-12-20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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