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US 7,031,291 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for enhancing air-interface information exchange during a dormant packet data session
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsAn Mei Chen, Ling Hang, Sajith Balraj, Ben Saidi
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device provide for locating a dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure, forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure, and allowing the dormant target communication device, upon receiving said information from the wireless structure, to start forwarding information to the wireless structure. The methods and apparatus further provides for piggybacking information sent to and/or received from the dormant target communication device.
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A method for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the page response;
- and
- forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, the release order operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device and thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information in a short data burst format to the wireless infrastructure.
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A method for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure, the pane message having a predetermined component operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information in a short data burst format to the wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the page response;
- and
- receiving information from the dormant target communication device in the short data burst format based on the page message.
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A computer-readable medium storing program codes for performing a method for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the page response;
- and
- forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, the release order operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device and thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information in a short data burst format to the wireless infrastructure.
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A computer-readable medium storing program codes for performing a method for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure, the page message having a predetermined component operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information in a short data burst format to the wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the page response;
- and
- receiving information from the dormant target communication device in the short data burst format based on the page message.
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An apparatus for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- means for sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure;
- means for receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- means for forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the page response;
- and
- means for forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, the release order operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device and thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to the wireless infrastructure in a short data burst format.
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An apparatus for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- means for sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure, the page message having a predetermined component operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information in a short data burst format to the wireless infrastructure;
- means for receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- means for forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the page response;
- and
- means for receiving information from the dormant target communication device in the short data burst format based on the page message.
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An apparatus for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a memory unit;
- a receiver;
- a transmitter;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory unit, the receiver, and the transmitter, the processor being capable of:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the page response;
- and
- forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, the release order operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device and thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to the wireless infrastructure in a short data burst format.
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An apparatus for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a memory unit;
- a receiver;
- a transmitter;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory unit, the receiver, and the transmitter, the processor being capable of:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure, the page message having a predetermined component operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information in a short data burst format to the wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the page response;
- and
- receiving information from the dormant target communication device in the short data burst format based on the page message.
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A method for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure;
- receiving an acknowledgement message that the dormant target communication has received the information;
- and
- forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, the release order operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device and thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information in a short data burst format to the wireless infrastructure, wherein the release order is piggybacked with a message acknowledging the receipt of the acknowledgement message.
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A method for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure, the page message having a predetermined component operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information in a short data burst format to the wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure;
- and
- receiving information from the dormant target communication device in the short data burst format based on the page message, wherein the information is piggybacked with a message acknowledging the receipt of the information sent by the wireless structure.
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An apparatus for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a memory unit;
- a receiver;
- a transmitter;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory unit, the receiver, and the transmitter, the processor being capable of:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure;
- receiving an acknowledgement message that the dormant target communication has received the information;
- and
- forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, the release order operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device and thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to the wireless infrastructure in a short data burst format, wherein the release order is piggybacked with a message acknowledging the receipt of the acknowledgement message.
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An apparatus for exchanging information with a dormant target communication device in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a memory unit;
- a receiver;
- a transmitter;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory unit, the receiver, and the transmitter, the processor being capable of:
- sending a page message to a dormant target communication device to locate the dormant target communication device by a wireless infrastructure, the page message having a predetermined component operable to cancel a timer on the dormant target communication device thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information in a short data burst format to the wireless infrastructure;
- receiving a page response from the dormant target communication device;
- forwarding information to the dormant target communication device by the wireless infrastructure;
- and
- receiving information from the dormant target communication device in the short data burst format based on the page message, wherein the information is piggybacked with a message acknowledging the receipt of the information sent by the wireless structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.