Methods and apparatus for efficient paging in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring a paging channel, the method comprising:
- monitoring a paging channel for a page message at scheduled paging slots;
determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot; and
monitoring the paging channel for a re-page message at at least one scheduled re-paging slot, the at least one re-paging slot occurring after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide for methods and systems for monitoring a paging channel. In one aspect, a method for monitoring a paging channel includes monitoring a paging channel for a page message at scheduled paging slots, determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot, and monitoring the paging channel for a re-page message at at least one scheduled re-paging slot, where the re-paging slots occur after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot. In another aspect, a method for monitoring a paging channel includes monitoring a first one of a plurality of paging channels for a page message at scheduled paging slots, determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot, and monitoring at least a second one of the plurality of paging channels for the page message.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring a paging channel, the method comprising:
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monitoring a paging channel for a page message at scheduled paging slots;
determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot; and
monitoring the paging channel for a re-page message at at least one scheduled re-paging slot, the at least one re-paging slot occurring after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for paging a target access terminal (AT), the method comprising:
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sending a page message directed toward a target access terminal (AT) at scheduled paging slots; and
sending a re-page message directed toward the target AT at a scheduled re-paging slot if an error is detected at a given paging slot, the re-paging slot being after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method for monitoring a paging channel, the method comprising:
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monitoring a first one of a plurality of paging channels for a page message at scheduled paging slots;
determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot; and
monitoring at least a second one of the plurality of paging channels for the page message. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium embodying means for implementing a method for monitoring a paging channel, the method comprising:
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monitoring a paging channel for a page message at scheduled paging slots;
determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot; and
monitoring the paging channel for a re-page message at at least one scheduled re-paging slot, the at least one re-paging slot occurring after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium embodying means for implementing a method for paging a target access terminal (AT), the method comprising:
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sending a page message directed toward a target access terminal (AT) at scheduled paging slots; and
sending a re-page message directed toward the target AT at a scheduled re-paging slot if an error is detected at a given paging slot, the re-paging slot being after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A computer-readable medium embodying means for implementing a method for monitoring a paging channel, the method comprising:
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monitoring a first one of a plurality of paging channels for a page message at scheduled paging slots;
determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot; and
monitoring at least a second one of the plurality of paging channels for the page message. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for monitoring a paging channel, comprising:
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means for monitoring a paging channel for a page message at scheduled paging slots;
means for determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot; and
means for monitoring the paging channel for a re-page message at at least one scheduled re-paging slot, the at least one re-paging slot occurring after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for paging a target access terminal (AT), comprising:
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means for sending a page message directed toward a target access terminal (AT) at scheduled paging slots; and
means for sending a re-page message directed toward the target AT at a scheduled re-paging slot if an error is detected at a given paging slot, the re-paging slot being after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An apparatus for monitoring a paging channel, comprising:
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means for monitoring a first one of a plurality of paging channels for a page message at scheduled paging slots;
means for determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot; and
means for monitoring at least a second one of the plurality of paging channels for the page message. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. At least one processor configured to implement a method for monitoring a paging channel, the method comprising:
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monitoring a paging channel for a page message at scheduled paging slots;
determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot; and
monitoring the paging channel for a re-page message at at least one scheduled re-paging slot, the at least one re-paging slot occurring after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. At least one processor configured to implement a method for paging a target access terminal (AT), the method comprising:
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sending a page message directed toward a target access terminal (AT) at scheduled paging slots; and
sending a re-page message directed toward the target AT at a scheduled re-paging slot if an error is detected at a given paging slot, the re-paging slot being after the given paging slot but before the next scheduled paging slot. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. At least one processor configured to implement a method for monitoring a paging channel, the method comprising:
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monitoring a first one of a plurality of paging channels for a page message at scheduled paging slots;
determining that an error has occurred at a given paging slot; and
monitoring at least a second one of the plurality of paging channels for the page message. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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