METHODS AND APPARATUS TO POLL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON ASSIGNMENTS
First Claim
1. A method to identify resources for use in sending requested information to a network, comprising:
- receiving a poll from a network during a first radio block period;
identifying a resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll, the resource occurring during a subsequent radio block period, the subsequent radio block period separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station; and
transmitting a response to the poll.
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to poll in wireless communications based on assignments are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a poll from a network during a first radio block period and identifying a resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll. The resource occurs during a subsequent radio block period, and the subsequent radio block period is separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station. The example method also involves transmitting a response to the poll.
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27 Claims
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1. A method to identify resources for use in sending requested information to a network, comprising:
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receiving a poll from a network during a first radio block period; identifying a resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll, the resource occurring during a subsequent radio block period, the subsequent radio block period separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station; and transmitting a response to the poll. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7)
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5. (canceled)
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6. (canceled)
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8. An apparatus to identify resources for use in sending requested information to a network, comprising:
a processor configured to; receive a poll from a network during a first radio block period; identify a resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll, the resource occurring during a subsequent radio block period, the subsequent radio block period separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station; and transmit a response to the poll. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. (canceled)
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14. A network device to allocate resources for use in receiving requested information from a mobile station, comprising:
a processor configured to; allocate a resource for use in receiving at a network requested information from the mobile station in response to a poll in a first radio block period, the resource occurring during a subsequent radio block period, the subsequent radio block period separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station; and send the poll to the mobile station during the first radio block period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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24. An apparatus to transmit a response to a poll, comprising:
a processor configured to; receive a partial assignment; ignore a first allocated resource indicated in a first received poll when the first allocated resource does not occur during a radio block period assigned to a mobile station for transmission by the mobile station; and transmit a response to the poll to a network using a second allocated resource indicated in a second received poll when the second allocated resource occurs during a radio block period assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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