Method and system for controlling transmission energy in a variable rate gated communication system

In a wireless communication device, a method for controlling transmission energy of a remote station in response to received closed loop power control commands, comprising the steps of:

• a) identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed by receiving a predetermined number of power control bit estimates requesting said remote station to increase its transmission energy in a set of said received closed loop power control commands consisting of alternating groups of two power control commands;
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• (b) adjusting transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal.

In a wireless communication device, a method for controlling transmission energy of a remote station in response to received closed loop power control commands, comprising the steps of:

• a) identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed by receiving a predetermined number of power control bit estimates requesting said remote station to increase its transmission energy in a set of said received closed loop power control commands consisting of alternating groups of four power control commands;
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• (b) adjusting transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal.

In a wireless communication device, a method for controlling transmission energy of a remote station in response to received closed loop power control commands, comprising the steps of:

• a) identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed by receiving a predetermined number of power control bit estimates requesting said remote station to increase its transmission energy in a set of said received closed loop power control commands consisting of alternating groups of eight power control commands;
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• (b) adjusting transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal.

In a wireless communication device, a method for controlling transmission energy of a remote station in response to received closed loop power control commands, comprising the steps of:

• (a) identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed based upon a predetermined pattern of said received closed loop power control commands;
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• (b) adjusting transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal, comprising adjusting transmission energy until recognizing a pattern of power control commands based on gated signals and then inhibiting adjustment of said transmission energy.

In a wireless communication device, a method for controlling transmission energy of a remote station in response to received closed loop power control commands, comprising the steps of:

• (a) Identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed based upon a predetermined pattern of said received closed loop power control commands;
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• (b) adjusting transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal, comprising correcting adjustment of said transmission energy based on the number of previous adjustments made in response to said ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal.

A remote station for controlling transmission energy in response to received closed loop power control commands comprising:

• (a) a pattern recognizer for identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed by receiving a predetermined number of power control bit estimates requesting said remote station to increase its transmission energy in a set of said received closed loop power control commands consisting of alternating power control commands;
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• (b) a power control command generator for generating commands to adjust transmission energy In response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal.

A remote station for controlling transmission energy in response to received closed loop power control commands comprising:

• (a) a pattern recognizer for identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed by receiving a predetermined number of power control bit estimates requesting said remote station to increase its transmission energy in a set of said received closed loop power control commands consisting of alternating groups of two power control commands;
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• (b) a power control command generator for generating commands to adjust transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal.

A remote station for controlling transmission energy in response to received closed loop power control commands comprising:

• (a) a pattern recognizer for identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed by receiving a predetermined number of power control bit estimates requesting said remote station to increase its transmission energy in a set of said received closed loop power control commands consisting of alternating groups of four power control commands;
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• (b) a power control command generator for generating commands to adjust transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal.

A remote station for controlling transmission energy in response to received closed loop power control commands comprising:

• (a) a pattern recognizer for identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed by receiving a predetermined number of power control bit estimates requesting said remote station to increase its transmission energy in a set of said received closed loop power control commands consisting of alternating groups of eight power control commands;
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• (b) a power control command generator for generating commands to adjust transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal.

A remote station for controlling transmission energy in response to received closed loop power control commands comprising:

• (a) a pattern recognizer for identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed based upon a predetermined pattern of said received closed loop power control commands;
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• (b) a power control command generator for generating commands to adjust transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link, also for adjusting transmission energy until the pattern recognizer recognizes a pattern of power control commands based on gated signals and then generates commands to inhibit adjustment of said transmission energy.

A remote station for controlling transmission energy in response to received closed loop power control commands comprising:

• (a) a pattern recognizer for identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal wherein said step of identifying is performed based upon a predetermined pattern of said received closed loop power control commands;
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• (b) a power control command generator for generating commands to adjust transmission energy in response to said step of identifying ones of said received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link, also for adjusting transmission energy based on the number of previous adjustments made in response to received closed loop power control commands generated based upon gated out portions of a reverse link signal.

A method for controlling transmission energy of a frame, comprising:

• (a) identifying reverse link power control commands received in response to previously transmitted gated frames by recognizing representative patterns in a received power control command stream;
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• (b) compensating for the identified power control commands by adjusting the transmission energy according to received power control commands until the representative patterns are recognized and then inhibiting adjustments to the transmission energy based on the received power control commands for the remainder of the frame.

A remote station for controlling transmission energy of a frame, comprising:

• a pattern recognizer for identifying reverse link power control commands received in response to previously transmitted gated frames by recognizing representative patterns in a received power control command stream;
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• a power control command generator for generating commands to compensate for the identified power control commands by adjusting the transmission energy according to received power control commands until the representative patterns are recognized and then inhibiting adjustments to the transmission energy based on the received power control commands for the remainder of the frame.

A remote station for controlling transmission energy of a frame, comprising:

• a pattern recognizer for identifying reverse link power control commands received in response to previously transmitted gated frames by recognizing representative patterns in a received power control command stream;
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• a power control command generator for generating commands to compensate for the identified power control commands by adjusting the transmission energy, also for storing the rate of transmitted frames and calculating an expected number of power control commands to be received in response to eighth rate gated frames.