Method and apparatus of using a single channel to provide acknowledgement and assignment messages
First Claim
1. A method of providing an acknowledgement (ACK) to one or more recipients using a single channel, the method comprising acts of:
- generating an ACK message having an ACK information data pattern;
embedding said ACK information data pattern into a data packet having one or more messages; and
transmitting said data packet.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for providing an acknowledgement (ACK) message combined with one or more communication message of a data packet that is transmitted using a single channel. The method comprising acts of associating the ACK with a channel ID of a recipient; building the ACK information data pattern, wherein the length of the ACK message is based on number of ACK messages to be transmitted; and combining the ACK information data pattern with one or more communication message by applying an encoding scheme over the combined message.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of providing an acknowledgement (ACK) to one or more recipients using a single channel, the method comprising acts of:
- generating an ACK message having an ACK information data pattern;
embedding said ACK information data pattern into a data packet having one or more messages; and
transmitting said data packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- generating an ACK message having an ACK information data pattern;
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7. A method of providing an acknowledgement (ACK) message combined with one or more communication message of a data packet that is transmitted using a single channel, the method comprising acts of:
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associating the ACK with a channel ID of a recipient;
building the ACK information data pattern, wherein the length of the ACK message is based on number of ACK messages to be transmitted; and
combining the ACK information data pattern with one or more communication message by applying an encoding scheme over the combined message.
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8. A method of receiving an acknowledgement (ACK) embedded in a segment received on a shared channel of a communication system, the method comprising acts of:
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determining if a ACK information data pattern in is included in the segment; and
extracting said ACK message from the segment if determined that said ACK information data pattern is included in the segment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 11)
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10. A method of handling an acknowledgement (ACK) message embedded in a segment received on a shared channel of a communication system, the method comprising acts of:
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evaluating a first portion of the ACK message to determine if a second portion of the ACK message should be processed;
processing said second portion of said ACK message to evaluate a ACK information data pattern if determined that said second portion ACK message; and
determining if an expected ACK is represented in said ACK information data pattern.
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12. An apparatus for providing an acknowledgement (ACK) to one or more recipients using a single channel, the method comprising:
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means for generating an ACK message having an ACK information data pattern;
means for embedding said ACK information data pattern into a data packet having one or more messages; and
means for transmitting said data packet. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for providing an acknowledgement (ACK) message combined with one or more communication message of a data packet that is transmitted using a single channel, the method comprising:
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means for associating the ACK with a channel ID of a recipient;
means for building the ACK information data pattern, wherein the length of the ACK message is based on number of ACK messages to be transmitted; and
means for combining the ACK information data pattern with one or more communication message by applying an encoding scheme over the combined message.
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19. An apparatus for receiving an acknowledgement (ACK) embedded in a segment received on a shared channel of a communication system, the method comprising:
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means for determining if a ACK information data pattern in is included in the segment; and
means for extracting said ACK message from the segment if determined that said ACK information data pattern is included in the segment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 22)
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21. An apparatus for handling an acknowledgement (ACK) message embedded in a segment received on a shared channel of a communication system, the method comprising:
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means for evaluating a first portion of the ACK message to determine if a second portion of the ACK message should be processed;
means for processing said second portion of said ACK message to evaluate a ACK information data pattern if determined that said second portion ACK message; and
means for determining if an expected ACK is represented in said ACK information data pattern.
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23. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations including:
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generating an acknowledgement (ACK) message having an ACK information data pattern;
embedding said ACK information data pattern into a data packet having one or more messages; and
transmitting said data packet of a single channel. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A machine-readable medium for providing an acknowledgement (ACK) message combined with one or more communication message of a data packet that is transmitted using a single channel, the method comprising:
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associating the ACK with a channel ID of a recipient;
building the ACK information data pattern, wherein the length of the ACK message is based on number of ACK messages to be transmitted; and
combining the ACK information data pattern with one or more communication message by applying an encoding scheme over the combined message.
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29. A machine-readable medium for receiving an acknowledgement (ACK) embedded in a segment received on a shared channel of a communication system, the method comprising:
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determining if a ACK information data pattern in is included in the segment; and
extracting said ACK message from the segment if determined that said ACK information data pattern is included in the segment. - View Dependent Claims (30, 32)
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31. A machine-readable medium for handling an acknowledgement (ACK) message embedded in a segment received on a shared channel of a communication system, the method comprising:
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evaluating a first portion of the ACK message to determine if a second portion of the ACK message should be processed;
processing said second portion of said ACK message to evaluate a ACK information data pattern if determined that said second portion ACK message; and
determining if an expected ACK is represented in said ACK information data pattern.
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33. In a wireless communication system, an apparatus comprising:
an electronic device, said electronic device configured to generate an acknowledgement (ACK) message comprising an ACK information data pattern, to embed said ACK information data pattern into a data packet having one or more messages, and to transmit said data packet using a single channel. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. In a wireless communication system, an apparatus comprising:
an electronic device, said electronic device configured to provide an acknowledgement (ACK) message combined with one or more communication message of a data packet that is transmitted using a single channel, to associate the ACK with a channel ID of a recipient, to build the ACK information data pattern, wherein the length of the ACK message is based on number of ACK messages to be transmitted, and to combine the ACK information data pattern with one or more communication message by applying an encoding scheme over the combined message.
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37. In a wireless communication system, an apparatus comprising:
an electronic device, said electronic device configured to receive an acknowledgement (ACK) embedded in a segment received on a shared channel of a communication system, to determine if a ACK information data pattern in is included in the segment, to extract said ACK message from the segment if determined that said ACK information data pattern is included in the segment. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. In a wireless communication system, an apparatus comprising:
an electronic device, said electronic device configured to handle an acknowledgement (ACK) message embedded in a segment received on a shared channel of a communication system, to evaluate a first portion of the ACK message to determine if a second portion of the ACK message should be processed, process said second portion of said ACK message to evaluate a ACK information data pattern if determined that said second portion ACK message, and to determine if an expected ACK is represented in said ACK information data pattern. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A communication system, the system comprising:
use of a first electronic device to generate an acknowledgement (ACK) message comprising an ACK information data pattern, to embed said ACK information data pattern into a data packet having one or more messages, and to transmit said data packet using a single channel. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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