Method and apparatus for enhancing air-interface information exchange during a dormant packet data session

• US 20040218555A1
• Filed: 05/02/2003
• Published: 11/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, An Mei, Balraj, Sajith, Hang, Ling, Saidi, Ben
• Granted Patent: US 7,031,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/311
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

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.

Claims

1. 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;

receiving an acknowledgement message that the dormant target communication has received the information; and

forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to the wireless infrastructure, wherein the release order is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the acknowledgement message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the page message includes a service option.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said forwarding acts include forwarding the information on a common channel of a wireless network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said forwarding acts include forwarding the information as short data bursts.

5. 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;

thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to 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, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the information sent by the wireless structure.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the page message includes a service option.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said forwarding acts include forwarding the information on a common channel of a wireless network.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said forwarding acts include forwarding the information as short data bursts.

9. 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;

receiving an acknowledgement message that the dormant target communication has received the information; and

forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to the wireless infrastructure, wherein the release order is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the acknowledgement message.

10. 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, thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to 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, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the information sent by the wireless structure.

11. 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;

means for receiving an acknowledgement message that the dormant target communication has received the information; and

means for forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to the wireless infrastructure, wherein the release order is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the acknowledgement message.

12. 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, thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to 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, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the information sent by the wireless structure.

13. 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;

receiving an acknowledgement message that the dormant target communication has received the information; and

forwarding a release order to the dormant target communication device, thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to the wireless infrastructure, wherein the release order is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the acknowledgement message.

14. 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, thereby allowing the dormant target communication device to start forwarding information to 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, wherein the information is piggybacked onto a message acknowledging the receipt of the information sent by the wireless structure.