Method and apparatus for distributing processing load for decoding radio frequency transmissions
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1. A method for receiving a radio communication in a radio communication system, the method comprising:
- among a plurality of mobile stations, selectively assigning one mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations, each of which is capable of receiving radio communications directly from a remote radio, as a first mobile station for receiving radio communications from the remote radio intended for one or more of the plurality of mobile stations;
receiving the radio communication from the remote radio at the first mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations; and
transmitting a local radio communication, corresponding to the radio communication received from the remote radio, from the first mobile station to an intended recipient mobile station from the plurality of mobile stations of the radio communication received from the remote radio.
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Abstract
A method for receiving a radio communication in a radio communication system (100) shares the downlink processing burden among members of a local group of local stations. The method includes receiving the radio communication (302) at a first mobile station (304) of a plurality of mobile stations (300). The method further includes transmitting a local radio communication (306) from the first mobile station to an intended recipient mobile station (308) of the plurality of mobile stations.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for receiving a radio communication in a radio communication system, the method comprising:
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among a plurality of mobile stations, selectively assigning one mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations, each of which is capable of receiving radio communications directly from a remote radio, as a first mobile station for receiving radio communications from the remote radio intended for one or more of the plurality of mobile stations; receiving the radio communication from the remote radio at the first mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations; and transmitting a local radio communication, corresponding to the radio communication received from the remote radio, from the first mobile station to an intended recipient mobile station from the plurality of mobile stations of the radio communication received from the remote radio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile station operable in a radio communication system, the mobile station comprising:
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a first radio circuit; a local radio circuit; and a control circuit operable in conjunction with the first radio circuit to decode a radio communication having an intended recipient from a remote radio and operable in conjunction with the local radio circuit to transmit to the intended recipient from one or more of a plurality of mobile stations, located locally relative to the mobile station, a local radio communication in response to the radio communication, when selectively assigned to receive radio communications from the remote radio for the one or more of the plurality of mobile stations, each of which is capable of receiving radio communications directly from the remote radio. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable electronic device comprising:
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receiving means for receiving downlink radio transmissions from a remote radio, when selectively assigned to receive radio communications for one or more of a plurality of portable electronic devices; and local transmitting means for radio communication of data to an intended recipient of the downlink radio transmissions which is an associated portable electronic device from the one or more of a plurality of portable electronic devices, each of which is capable of receiving radio communications directly from the remote radio, in response to the downlink radio transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for operating a mobile radio communication station, the method comprising:
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receiving a downlink radio transmission from a remote radio; determining an intended recipient of the downlink radio transmission; and when the intended recipient corresponds to an associated mobile station, which is located locally relative to the mobile radio communication station receiving the downlink radio transmission, and which has selectively disabled direct communication with the remote radio, transmitting information about the downlink radio transmission to the associated mobile station on a low power local radio link. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A radio communication method comprising:
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cooperating among a plurality of locally positioned mobile stations, each capable of directly receiving downlink radio transmissions from a remote base station in a radio communication system, to assign one mobile station of the plurality of locally positioned mobile stations to receive downlink radio transmissions from the remote base station; at the one mobile station, receiving a downlink radio communication at the one mobile station in accordance with a first radio communication protocol of the radio communication system, decoding the downlink radio communication to identify an intended recipient of the downlink radio communication, and when the intended recipient is another station of the plurality of locally positioned mobile stations, transmitting information about the downlink radio communication to the other mobile station using a low-power local radio communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A radio communication method comprising;
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defining a local group of mobile stations in direct radio communication with one or more remote radios of a radio communication system; within the local group, assigning a first mobile station for receiving downlink transmissions from the one or more remote radios; subsequently, receiving the downlink transmissions; identifying in the downlink transmissions data intended for one or more members of the local group; and communicating the data from the first mobile station to the one or more members over a local radio communication system. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A method comprising:
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wirelessly communicating among a local group, of electronic devices within local communication range of the other electronic devices within the local group and within direct radio communication range of a remote radio; receiving at an assigned electronic device a radio transmission from the remote radio; at the assigned electronic device, determining one or more intended recipients of the radio transmission; when the one or more intended recipients corresponds to a member of the local group other than the assigned electronic device, wirelessly communicating to the member information about the radio transmission. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for receiving a radio communication in a radio communication system, the method comprising:
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among a plurality of mobile stations, selectively assigning one mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations as a first mobile station for receiving radio communications from the remote radio; not energizing at least some of the circuitry needed for receiving direct radio communications from the remote radio in at least one or more of the plurality of mobile stations which are not assigned, while radio communications from the remote radio are being transmitted; receiving the radio communication from the remote radio at the first mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations; and transmitting a local radio communication from the first mobile station to an intended recipient mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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