Method and system for signaling in broadcast communication system

• US 7,415,283 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2005
• Issued: 08/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Tiedemann, Edward G. Jr., Wang, Jun, Chen, Tao, Sinnarajah, Ragulan, Bender, Paul E.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US11/060,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20050143070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,280 Days
• Field of Search: 455/515, 455/466, 455/458, 455/517, 455/414.2, 455/456.3, 455/456.6, 455/414, 370/442, 370/347, 370/474, 379/88.13
• US Class Current: 455/515
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/72 of terrestrial networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/27 specially adapted for broadcast systems covered by groups H04H20/53 - H04H20/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems

Abstract

A method and a system for providing signaling in cellular telephone system providing broadcast services to fully integrate broadcast services with the services provided by the cellular telephone systems. The signaling method coordinate interaction between an access network and the subscriber station to allowing the subscriber station to decode the broadcast service, to receive paging messages while receiving the broadcast service, to properly transition between operation states, and other functions known to one of ordinary skill in the art.

Claims

1. A method for a subscriber station registration in a broadcast communication system, comprising:

receiving an HSBS channel modulating a first frequency; and

monitoring a timer status of a first timer for the HSBS channel, and if the timer status is expired;

performing a broadcast service registration with a sector transmitting the HSBS channel;

setting the timer status of the first timer for the HSBS channel to enabled; and

starting a second timer for the HSBS channel.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein performing a broadcast service registration with a sector transmitting the HSBS channel further comprises:

transmitting a paging identifier to the sector.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein transmitting a paging identifier to the sector further comprises:

transmitting an identifier of the HSBS channel monitored by the subscriber station to the sector.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein transmitting a paging identifier to the sector further comprises:

transmitting an identifier of the frequency monitored by the subscriber station to the sector.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising setting timer status to expired for all HSBS channels upon power-up of the subscriber station.

6. An apparatus for a subscriber station registration in a broadcast communication system, comprising:

means for receiving an HSBS channel modulating a first frequency; and

means for monitoring a timer status of a first timer for the HSBS channel, and if the timer status is expired;

means for performing a broadcast service registration with a sector transmitting the HSBS channel;

means for setting the timer status of the first timer for the HSB S channel to enabled; and

means for staffing a second timer for the HSBS channel.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the means for performing a broadcast service registration with a sector transmitting the HSBS channel further comprises:

means for transmitting a paging identifier to the sector.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein means for transmitting a paging identifier to the sector further comprises:

means for transmitting an identifier of the HSBS channel monitored by the subscriber station to the sector.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein means for transmitting a paging identifier to the sector further comprises:

means for transmitting an identifier of the frequency monitored by the subscriber station to the sector.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, further comprising means for setting timer status to expired for all HSBS channels upon power-up of the subscriber station.