METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING TRANSMITTER AND/OR RECEIVER COMMUNICATIONS DECISIONS
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first communications device, comprising:
- recovering a quality of service level from a transmission request response signal; and
making a decision whether or not to transmit traffic data based on the recovered quality of service level.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for making communications decisions are described. In some embodiments, a method includes recovering a quality of service level from a transmission request response signal and making a decision whether or not to transmit traffic data based on the recovered quality of service level. In other embodiments a method includes recovering a first quality of service level from a first transmission request response signal which is in response to a first traffic transmission request signal, and making a decision, based on the recovered first quality of service level, whether or not to transmit a second transmission request response signal in response to a second traffic transmission request signal. In some embodiments, the phase of the transmission request response signal is used to communicate the quality of service level. The device transmitting the transmission request response may also transmit pilots which can be used as phase reference signals.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first communications device, comprising:
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recovering a quality of service level from a transmission request response signal; and making a decision whether or not to transmit traffic data based on the recovered quality of service level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A first communications device, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; recover a quality of service level from a transmission request response signal; and make a decision whether or not to transmit traffic data based on the recovered quality of service level; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A first communications device, comprising:
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means for recovering a quality of service level from a transmission request response signal; and means for making a decision whether or not to transmit traffic data based on the recovered quality of service level. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for use in a first communications device, comprising:
a computer readable medium comprising; code for causing at least one computer to recover a quality of service level from a transmission request response signal; and code for causing the at least one computer to make a decision whether or not to transmit traffic data based on the recovered quality of service level. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of operating a first communications device, comprising:
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recovering a first quality of service level from a first transmission request response signal which is in response to a first traffic transmission request signal; and making a decision, based on the recovered first quality of service level, whether or not to transmit a second transmission request response signal in response to a second traffic transmission request signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A first communications device, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; recover a first quality of service level from a first transmission request response signal which is in response to a first traffic transmission request signal; and make a decision, based on the recovered first quality of service level, whether or not to transmit a second transmission request response signal in response to a second traffic transmission request signal; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A first communications device, comprising:
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means for recovering a first quality of service level from a first transmission request response signal which is in response to a first traffic transmission request signal; and means for making a decision, based on the recovered first quality of service level, whether or not to transmit a second transmission request response signal in response to a second traffic transmission request signal. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer program product for use in a first communications device, comprising:
a computer readable medium comprising; code for causing at least one computer to recover a first quality of service level from a first transmission request response signal which is in response to a first traffic transmission request signal; and code for causing the at least one computer to make a decision, based on the recovered first quality of service level, whether or not to transmit a second transmission request response signal in response to a second traffic transmission request signal. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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