Dual event slotted paging
First Claim
1. A method for paging a wireless terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- transmitting a quick page message via a first channel, said quick page message notifying the wireless terminal to begin monitoring a second channel for a full page message;
transmitting said full page message via said second channel;
wherein said second channel includes more processing than said first channel, wherein said more processing includes encoding through an encoder, interleaving through an interleaver, and adding cyclic redundancy check through a cyclic redundancy check circuit to said full page message;
wherein said wireless terminal is a particular wireless terminal included within a set of wireless terminals in said wireless communication system;
wherein said quick page message is for directing said set of wireless terminals to monitor said second channel for said full page message;
wherein said quick page message contains less data than said full page message;
wherein said full page message identifies said particular wireless terminal among said set of wireless terminals;
wherein said transmitting said quick page message occurs during a first time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals;
wherein said transmitting said full page message occurs during a second time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals;
wherein different sets of wireless terminals are assigned to different first paging slots, andwherein said first time slot is part of a group of first time slots, said group of said first time slots corresponding to said second time slot, said group of said first time slots forming a quick page period beginning a fixed time before the beginning of the second time slot.
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Abstract
A novel and improved method and system for paging a cellular telephone or other wireless terminal using two paging channels that reduces standby mode power consumption described. In one embodiment of the invention, a minimally encoded quick paging channel is established over which short, quick page messages are transmitted during one of a set of quick paging slots. The quick page message indicates that a communications request has been received, and that the receiving communication terminals should process a highly encoded full paging channel over which more detailed, full page messages are transmitted during the next full paging slot. A terminal monitors full paging channel only after a quick page message has been received on the quick paging channel.
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1. A method for paging a wireless terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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transmitting a quick page message via a first channel, said quick page message notifying the wireless terminal to begin monitoring a second channel for a full page message; transmitting said full page message via said second channel; wherein said second channel includes more processing than said first channel, wherein said more processing includes encoding through an encoder, interleaving through an interleaver, and adding cyclic redundancy check through a cyclic redundancy check circuit to said full page message; wherein said wireless terminal is a particular wireless terminal included within a set of wireless terminals in said wireless communication system;
wherein said quick page message is for directing said set of wireless terminals to monitor said second channel for said full page message;
wherein said quick page message contains less data than said full page message;
wherein said full page message identifies said particular wireless terminal among said set of wireless terminals;wherein said transmitting said quick page message occurs during a first time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein said transmitting said full page message occurs during a second time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein different sets of wireless terminals are assigned to different first paging slots, and wherein said first time slot is part of a group of first time slots, said group of said first time slots corresponding to said second time slot, said group of said first time slots forming a quick page period beginning a fixed time before the beginning of the second time slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for paging a wireless terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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means for transmitting a quick page message via a first channel, said quick page message notifying the wireless terminal to begin monitoring a second channel for a full page message; means for transmitting said full page message via said second channel; wherein said second channel includes more processing than said first channel, wherein said more processing includes encoding through an encoder, interleaving through an interleaver, and adding cyclic redundancy check through a cyclic redundancy check circuit to said full page message; wherein said wireless terminal is a particular wireless terminal included within a set of wireless terminals in said wireless communication system;
wherein said quick page message is for directing said set of wireless terminals to monitor said second channel for said full page message;
wherein said quick page message contains less data than said full page message;
wherein said full page message identifies said particular wireless terminal among said set of wireless terminals;wherein said transmitting said quick page message occurs during a first time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein said transmitting said full page message occurs during a second time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein different sets of wireless terminals are assigned to different first paging slots, and wherein said first time slot is part of a group of first time slots, said group of said first time slots corresponding to said second time slot, said group of said first time slots forming a quick page period beginning a fixed time before the beginning of the second time slot. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor configured to transmit a quick page message via a first channel, said quick page message notifying a wireless terminal to begin monitoring a second channel for a full page message, and transmit said full page message via said second channel; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein said second channel includes more processing than said first channel, wherein said more processing includes encoding through an encoder, interleaving through an interleaver, and adding cyclic redundancy check through a cyclic redundancy check circuit to said full page message; wherein said wireless terminal is a particular wireless terminal included within a set of wireless terminals in said wireless communication system;
wherein said quick page message is for directing said set of wireless terminals to monitor said second channel for said full page message;
wherein said quick page message contains less data than said full page message;
wherein said full page message identifies said particular wireless terminal among said set of wireless terminals;wherein said transmitting said quick page message occurs during a first time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein said transmitting said full page message occurs during a second time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein different sets of wireless terminals are assigned to different first paging slots, and wherein said first time slot is part of a group of first time slots, said group of said first time slots corresponding to said second time slot, said group of said first time slots forming a quick page period beginning a fixed time before the beginning of the second time slot. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for paging a wireless terminal in a wireless communication system comprising:
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receiving a quick page message via a first channel, said quick page message notifying the wireless terminal to begin monitoring a second channel for a full page message; receiving said full page message via said second channel; wherein said receiving said full page message includes more processing than said receiving said quick page message, wherein said more processing includes decoding through a decoding system, deinterleaving through a deinterleaver, and processing through a cyclical redundancy check circuit; wherein said wireless terminal is a particular wireless terminal included within a set of wireless terminals in said wireless communication system;
wherein said quick page message is for directing said set of wireless terminals to monitor said second channel for said full page message;
wherein said quick page message contains less data than said full page message;
wherein said full page message identifies said particular wireless terminal among said set of wireless terminals;wherein said receiving said quick page message occurs during a first time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein said receiving said full page message occurs during a second time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein different sets of wireless terminals are assigned to different first paging slots, and wherein said first time slot is part of a group of first time slots, said group of said first time slots corresponding to said second time slot, said group of said first time slots forming a quick page period beginning a fixed time before the beginning of the second time slot. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a quick page message via a first channel, said quick page message notifying a wireless terminal to begin monitoring a second channel for a full page message; means for receiving said full page message via said second channel; wherein said means for receiving said full page message includes more processing means than said means for receiving said quick page message, wherein said more processing means includes means for decoding through a decoding system, means for deinterleaving through a deinterleaver, and means for processing through a cyclical redundancy check circuit; wherein said wireless terminal is a particular wireless terminal included within a set of wireless terminals in said wireless communication system;
wherein said quick page message is for directing said set of wireless terminals to monitor said second channel for said full page message;
wherein said quick page message contains less data than said full page message;
wherein said full page message identifies said particular wireless terminal among said set of wireless terminals;wherein said quick page message is received by the wireless terminal during a first time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein said full page message is received by the wireless terminal during a second time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein different sets of wireless terminals are assigned to different first paging slots, and wherein said first time slot is part of a group of first time slots, said group of said first time slots corresponding to said second time slot, said group of said first time slots forming a quick page period beginning a fixed time before the beginning of the second time slot. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to receive a quick page message via a first channel, said quick page message notifying a wireless terminal to begin monitoring a second channel for a full page message, and receive said full page message via said second channel; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein said receiving said full page message includes more processing than said receiving said quick page message, wherein said more processing includes decoding through a decoding system, deinterleaving through a deinterleaver, and processing through a cyclical redundancy check circuit; wherein said wireless terminal is a particular wireless terminal included within a set of wireless terminals in said wireless communication system;
wherein said quick page message is for directing said set of wireless terminals to monitor said second channel for said full page message;
wherein said quick page message contains less data than said full page message;
wherein said full page message identifies said particular wireless terminal among said set of wireless terminals;wherein said receiving said quick page message occurs during a first time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein said receiving said full page message occurs during a second time slot assigned to the set of wireless terminals; wherein different sets of wireless terminals are assigned to different first paging slots, and wherein said first time slot is part of a group of first time slots, said group of said first time slots corresponding to said second time slot, said group of said first time slots forming a quick page period beginning a fixed time before the beginning of the second time slot. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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