RESPONDING TO AN INTRACTIVE MULTICAST MESSAGE WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of responding to a multicast message, comprising:
- receiving an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of multicast group members, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of multicast group members;
receiving an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating feedback instructions for the multicast group; and
responding to the interactive multicast message based on the feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message.
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Abstract
Wireless communication systems and methods of scheduling access terminal responses to an interactive multicast message are provided. A radio access network (RAN) generates an access control message (ACM), the ACM indicating feedback instructions for a plurality of access terminals (ATs) belonging to a given multicast group. The feedback instructions of the ACM designate a temporary manner in which the plurality of access terminals are to respond to an interactive multicast message. The target ATs receive the interactive multicast message as well as the ACM. The target ATs, or multicast group members, respond to the interactive multicast message based on the feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the ACM.
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80 Claims
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1. A method of responding to a multicast message, comprising:
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receiving an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of multicast group members, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of multicast group members; receiving an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating feedback instructions for the multicast group; and responding to the interactive multicast message based on the feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message. - 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)
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28. A method of scheduling responses to a multicast message, comprising:
generating an access control message, the access control message indicating feedback instructions for a plurality of access terminals belonging to a given multicast group, and the feedback instructions designating a temporary manner in which the plurality of access terminals are to respond to an interactive multicast message. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of scheduling access terminal responses to an interactive multicast message, comprising:
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populating a list of target access terminals, the populated list of target access terminals corresponding to a multicast group for the interactive multicast message; selecting less than all of the access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals, the selected access terminals including a given number of access terminals that are expected to be more likely to respond to the interactive multicast message than one or more of the un-selected access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals; determining a sequence of the selected access terminals; and generating an access control message (ACM) indicating the determined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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means for receiving an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of multicast group members, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of multicast group members; means for receiving an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating feedback instructions for the multicast group; and means for responding to the interactive multicast message based on the feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A wireless communication system, comprising:
means for generating an access control message, the access control message indicating feedback instructions for a plurality of access terminals belonging to a given multicast group, the feedback instructions designating a temporary manner in which the plurality of access terminals are to respond to an interactive multicast message. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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means for populating a list of target access terminals, the populated list of target access terminals corresponding to a multicast group for an interactive multicast message, means for selecting less than all of the access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals, the selected access terminals including a given number of access terminals that are expected to be more likely to respond to the interactive multicast message than one or more of the un-selected access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals; means for determining a sequence of the selected access terminals; and means generating an access control message (ACM) indicating the determined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, comprising:
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program code to receive an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of multicast group members, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of multicast group members; program code to receive an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating feedback instructions for the multicast group; and program code to respond to the interactive multicast message based on the feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74)
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75. A computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, comprising:
program code to generate an access control message, the access control message indicating feedback instructions for a plurality of access terminals belonging to a given multicast group, the feedback instructions designating a temporary manner in which the plurality of access terminals are to respond to an interactive multicast message. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, comprising:
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program code to populate a list of target access terminals, the populated list of target access terminals corresponding to a multicast group for an interactive multicast message; program code to select less than all of the access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals, the selected access terminals including a given number of access terminals that are expected to be more likely to respond to the interactive multicast message than one or more of the un-selected access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals; program code to determine a sequence of the selected access terminals; and program code to generate an access control message (ACM) indicating the determined sequence.
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