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Acknowledging broadcast transmissions

  • US 7,548,509 B2
  • Filed: 10/05/2004
  • Issued: 06/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus in a base station for evaluating an acknowledgment transmission from a remote station, comprising:

  • a memory element; and

    a processing element configured to execute a set of instructions stored on the memory element, the set of instructions for;

    decoding an acknowledgment message sent on a dedicated packet channel;

    determining the identity of a Walsh code sequence covering the acknowledgment message;

    using the acknowledgment message to determine whether a dedicated transmission was decoded by the remote station; and

    using the identity of the Walsh code sequence to determine whether a broadcast transmission was decoded by the remote station.

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