Methods and apparatus for communicating information utilizing a plurality of dictionaries
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless terminal to communicate information to another device, the method comprising:
- storing a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report;
determining, for a first point in time, the dictionary to be used to report information; and
determining from said determined dictionary and a first set of information to be communicated, a bit pattern for conveying said first set of information.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for communicating information using a plurality of report dictionaries are described. A plurality of request dictionaries are implemented for a wireless terminal to use for multi-bit uplink transmission backlog request reports communicated via the dedicated control channel. Each dictionary defines a different bit mapping interpretation for a set of multi-bit uplink transmission backlog request reports, e.g. a 3 bit uplink request report and a 4 bit uplink request report. The plurality of request dictionaries includes a default dictionary and additional dictionaries. The implementation of a plurality of alternative request dictionaries expands the reporting possibilities allowing a wireless terminal to use a reporting format well-suited to its current needs. The default dictionary is mandated to be used under certain predefined conditions, e.g., upon entry into the active state. Rules for transitioning between different dictionaries and continuing to use a selected dictionary are described.
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106 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless terminal to communicate information to another device, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report; determining, for a first point in time, the dictionary to be used to report information; and determining from said determined dictionary and a first set of information to be communicated, a bit pattern for conveying said first set of information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report, a dictionary determination module for determining the dictionary to be used to report information at a point in time; and a report generation module for generating a report including a bit pattern for conveying a first set of information, said report generation module determining said bit pattern from said determined dictionary and the first set of information to be communicated. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A wireless terminal, comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report, means for determining, for a first point in time, the dictionary to be used to report information; and means for determining from said determined dictionary and a first set of information to be communicated, a bit pattern for conveying said first set of information. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A computer readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a wireless terminal to implement a method of communicating information to a base station, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report; determining, for a first point in time, the dictionary to be used to report information; and determining from said determined dictionary and a first set of information to be communicated, a bit pattern for conveying said first set of information. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method of operating a base station to communicate with at least one wireless terminal, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported by a wireless terminal in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report; determining, for a first wireless terminal for a first point in time, the dictionary to be used by the first wireless terminal to report information; receiving from the first wireless terminal first signals; determining from said received first signals a bit pattern conveying a first set of information; and determining from said determined dictionary and said determined bit pattern the first set of information being communicated. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A base station comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report, a dictionary determination module for determining, on an individual wireless terminal basis, the dictionary to be used to report information at a point in time for a wireless terminal; a receiver for receiving signals from the wireless terminal including a report; and a bit pattern recovery module for recovering a bit pattern conveying a set of information from said received signals from the wireless terminal; and an information recovery module determining from said recovered bit pattern and from said determined dictionary a set of information communicated in the received report. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. A base station comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report, means for determining, on an individual wireless terminal basis, the dictionary to be used to report information at a point in time for a wireless terminal; means for receiving signals from the wireless terminal including a report; and means for recovering a bit pattern conveying a set of information from said received signals from the wireless terminal; and means for determining from said recovered bit pattern and from said determined dictionary a set of information communicated in the received report. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A computer readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a base station to implement a method of communicating with at least one wireless terminal, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported by a wireless terminal in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report; determining, for a first wireless terminal for a first point in time, the dictionary to be used by the first wireless terminal to report information; receiving from the first wireless terminal first signals; determining from said received first signals a bit pattern conveying a first set of information; and determining from said determined dictionary and said determined bit pattern the first set of information being communicated. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. An apparatus operable in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; store a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report; determine, for a first point in time, the dictionary to be used to report information; and determine from said determined dictionary and a first set of information to be communicated, a bit pattern for conveying said first set of information. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103)
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104. An apparatus operable in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; store a plurality of report dictionaries, each report dictionary indicating a mapping between information to be reported by a wireless terminal in a first type of report and bit patterns which can be used to communicate the information to be reported, at least some different report dictionaries indicating for at least some bit patterns which are the same different information for the first type of report; determine, for a first wireless terminal for a first point in time, the dictionary to be used by the first wireless terminal to report information; receive from the first wireless terminal first signals; determine from said received first signals a bit pattern conveying a first set of information; and determine from said determined dictionary and said determined bit pattern the first set of information being communicated. - View Dependent Claims (105, 106)
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