Methods and apparatus for providing dynamic information in a wireless information channel
First Claim
1. A context-adaptive base station for use in a wireless network, comprising:
- a processing apparatus coupled to both a storage medium and a wireless network interface, the storage medium having at least one computer program stored thereon, the at least one computer program that, when executed by the processing apparatus;
store requests from one or more portable devices, the requests comprising a request for context information from the base station, the context information comprising one or more data payloads useful for identifying information pertinent to one or more aspects of the wireless network or subscriber classes;
determine whether a response to the request for context information should be transmitted; and
where the determination indicates that the response should be transmitted, transmit the response according to a determined message type.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for transmission of selected segments of information (such as system context information). In one embodiment, a cognitive pilot channel base station (CPC-BS) is disclosed that enables the distribution of context information to various user equipment and mobile devices in an efficient manner. The exemplary CPC-BS is also optionally capable of distributing sensing tasks to external entities, and compiling the data results from these distributed tasks for use in performing future CPC transmissions based e.g., on the operational mode of the system. On-demand provisioning of context information over both broadcast and peer-to-peer communications with served users is also disclosed. In addition to the distribution of context information via the use of a single CPC-BS, master-slave relationships between multiple CPC-BSs are also described, which permit for a distributed architecture in providing context information to served users.
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1. A context-adaptive base station for use in a wireless network, comprising:
a processing apparatus coupled to both a storage medium and a wireless network interface, the storage medium having at least one computer program stored thereon, the at least one computer program that, when executed by the processing apparatus; store requests from one or more portable devices, the requests comprising a request for context information from the base station, the context information comprising one or more data payloads useful for identifying information pertinent to one or more aspects of the wireless network or subscriber classes; determine whether a response to the request for context information should be transmitted; and where the determination indicates that the response should be transmitted, transmit the response according to a determined message type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A context information system for use in a wireless network, comprising:
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a master context information base station; a slave context information base station; and a portable device configured to receive context data from both the master context information base station and the slave context information base station; wherein when a first portion of the received context data conflicts with a second portion of the received context data, the first portion of the received context data is retained or discarded based at least in part on a prioritization of the first and second portions of the context data; and wherein the context data received is prioritized by the portable device based on a context information base station type that transmitted the context data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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