Method and apparatus for providing deferrable data services in a cellular communication system
First Claim
1. A method for transferring deferrable data in a wireless communication system comprising:
- receiving an instruction to transfer deferrable data;
determining whether an air interface is congested;
when the air interface is congested, deferring a transfer of the deferrable data;
subsequent to deferring the transfer of the deferrable data, determining that the air interface is not congested;
in response to determining that the air interface is not congested, determining a deferral time period during which a transfer of deferrable data is further deferred; and
upon expiration of the deferrable time period, transferring the deferrable data.
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Abstract
A communication system, upon receiving an instruction to transfer deferrable data, determines whether an air interface is congested and, when the air interface is congested, defers a transfer of the deferrable data or transfers the deferrable, lower priority data as higher priority data. When, during a transfer of deferrable data, the system determines that the air interface is congested, the system may terminate the call and save a state of a partially completed deferred data transfer. Subsequent to the termination of the call, the system establishes another data connection over the air interface and transfers any remaining, not yet transferred deferrable data. In order to discourage subscribers from transferring higher priority data as lower priority data, the system may further restrict a transfer of lower priority data to designated time periods while allowing a transfer of higher priority data during the designated time periods and other time periods.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for transferring deferrable data in a wireless communication system comprising:
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receiving an instruction to transfer deferrable data; determining whether an air interface is congested; when the air interface is congested, deferring a transfer of the deferrable data; subsequent to deferring the transfer of the deferrable data, determining that the air interface is not congested; in response to determining that the air interface is not congested, determining a deferral time period during which a transfer of deferrable data is further deferred; and upon expiration of the deferrable time period, transferring the deferrable data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for transferring deferrable data in a wireless communication system comprising:
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receiving an instruction to transfer deferrable data; determining whether an air interface is congested based on a first signal quality metric, wherein the first signal quality metric is determined based on a first signal received from a wireless infrastructure; when the air interface is congested, deferring a transfer of the deferrable data; when the air interface is congested, monitoring for signals from the wireless infrastructure; receiving a second signal from the wireless infrastructure; determining a second signal quality metric based on a second signal received from the wireless infrastructure; and transferring the deferrable data in response to the determination of the second signal quality metric.
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16. A mobile station capable of transferring deferrable data in a wireless communication system comprising:
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at least one memory device capable of storing deferrable data; a processor associated with the at least one memory device that receives an instruction to transfer deferrable data, determines whether an air interface is congested, defers a transfer of the deferrable data when the air interface is congested, transfers the deferrable data when the air interface is not congested, and subsequent to determining that the air interface is congested and deferring transfer of the deferrable data, determines that the air interface is not congested, determines a deferral time period during which a transfer of deferrable data is further deferred and, upon expiration of the deferrable time period, transfers the deferrable data and transfers the deferrable data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A mobile station capable of transferring deferrable data in a wireless communication system comprising:
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at least one memory device capable of storing deferrable data; a processor associated with the at least one memory device that receives an instruction to transfer deferrable data, determines whether an air interface is congested based on a first signal quality metric, wherein the first signal quality metric is determined based on a first signal received from an infrastructure, defers a transfer of the deferrable data when the air interface is congested, transfers the deferrable data when the air interface is not congested, and when the air interface is congested, monitors signals received from the infrastructure, receives a second signal from the infrastructure, determines a second signal quality metric based on a second signal received from the infrastructure, and transfers the deferrable data in response to the determination of the second signal quality metric.
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