Method for providing group paging and messaging
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing, from at least one base station and over an air interface, a first message during a first control cycle of a first wake-up cycle, wherein the first wake-up cycle is one of a plurality of wake-up cycles, wherein the same number of control cycles are in each of the plurality of wake-up cycles, and wherein the first message comprises information indicating that at least one idle first mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive a second message from said at least one base station only in the first wake-up cycle, during at least one second control cycle thereof; and
providing, from said at least one base station and over the air interface, a third message during a third control cycle of the first wake-up cycle, the third message comprising information indicating that at least one idle second mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive the second message only in the first wake-up cycle, during said at least one second control cycle thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of providing a group paging message. One embodiment of the method includes providing a first message during a first portion of a predetermined time period. The first message includes information indicating a second portion of the predetermined time period during which at least one idle first mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive a second message from the base station(s). The embodiment of the method also includes providing a third message during a third portion of the predetermined time period. The third message includes information indicating the second portion of the predetermined time period during which at least one idle second mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive the second message. The third portion of the predetermined time period is different than the first portion.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing, from at least one base station and over an air interface, a first message during a first control cycle of a first wake-up cycle, wherein the first wake-up cycle is one of a plurality of wake-up cycles, wherein the same number of control cycles are in each of the plurality of wake-up cycles, and wherein the first message comprises information indicating that at least one idle first mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive a second message from said at least one base station only in the first wake-up cycle, during at least one second control cycle thereof; and providing, from said at least one base station and over the air interface, a third message during a third control cycle of the first wake-up cycle, the third message comprising information indicating that at least one idle second mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive the second message only in the first wake-up cycle, during said at least one second control cycle thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a first mobile unit, a first message transmitted by at least one base station during a first control cycle of a first wake-up a cycle, wherein the first wake-up cycle is one of a plurality of wake-up cycles, wherein the same number of control cycles are in each of the plurality of wake-up cycles, and wherein the first message comprises information indicating that the first mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive a second message from said at least one base station only in the first wake-up cycle, during at least one second control cycle thereof, said at least one second control cycle also being indicated in a third message transmitted to at least one second mobile unit during at least one third control cycle of the first wake-up cycle, the third message comprising information indicating that said at least one second mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive the second message during only in the first wake-up cycle, during said at least one second control cycle thereof. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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providing, from at least one base station and over an air interface, a first message during a first control cycle of a first wake-up cycle, wherein the first wake-up cycle is one of a plurality of wake-up cycles, wherein each wake-up cycle has a predetermined number of control cycles, and wherein the first message comprises information indicating that at least one idle first mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive a second message from said at least one base station only in the first wake-up cycle, during at least one second control cycle thereof; and providing, from said at least one base station and over the air interface, a third message during a third control cycle of the first wake-up cycle, the third message comprising information indicating that at least one idle second mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive the second message only in the first wake-up cycle, during said at least one second control cycle thereof. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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