Responding to an interactive multicast message within a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method of responding to a multicast message, comprising:
- receiving an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of access terminals, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of access terminals;
receiving an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals to respond to the interactive multicast message; and
responding to the interactive multicast message based on the message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message;
wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, andwherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message.
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Abstract
Wireless communication systems and methods of scheduling access terminal responses to an interactive multicast message are provided. A radio access network (RAN) generates an access control message (ACM), the ACM indicating feedback instructions for a plurality of access terminals (ATs) belonging to a given multicast group. The feedback instructions of the ACM designate a temporary manner in which the plurality of access terminals are to respond to an interactive multicast message. The target ATs receive the interactive multicast message as well as the ACM. The target ATs, or multicast group members, respond to the interactive multicast message based on the feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the ACM.
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62 Claims
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1. A method of responding to a multicast message, comprising:
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receiving an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of access terminals, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of access terminals; receiving an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals to respond to the interactive multicast message; and responding to the interactive multicast message based on the message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message; wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, and wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 61)
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28. A method of scheduling responses to a multicast message, comprising:
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generating an access control message, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions for a plurality of access terminals belonging to a given multicast group, the message-specific feedback instructions designating a temporary manner in which the plurality of access terminals are to respond to an interactive multicast message; wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, and wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 62)
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38. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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means for receiving an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of access terminals, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of access terminals; means for receiving an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals to respond to the interactive multicast message; and means for responding to the interactive multicast message based on the message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message; wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, and wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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means for generating an access control message, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions for a plurality of access terminals belonging to a given multicast group, the message-specific feedback instructions designating a temporary manner in which the plurality of access terminals are to respond to an interactive multicast message; wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, and wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, comprising:
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program code to receive an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of access terminals, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of access terminals; program code to receive an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals to respond to the interactive multicast message; and
program code to respond to the interactive multicast message based on the message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message;wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, and wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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53. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, comprising:
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program code to generate an access control message, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions for a plurality of access terminals belonging to a given multicast group, the message-specific feedback instructions designating a temporary manner in which the plurality of access terminals are to respond to an interactive multicast message; wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, and wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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logic configured to receive an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of access terminals, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of access terminals; logic configured to receive an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals to respond to the interactive multicast message; and logic configured to respond to the interactive multicast message based on the message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message; wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, and wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message.
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59. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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logic configured to generate an access control message, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions for a plurality of access terminals belonging to a given multicast group, the message-specific feedback instructions designating a temporary manner in which the plurality of access terminals are to respond to an interactive multicast message; wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, and wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message.
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60. A method of responding to a multicast message, comprising:
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receiving an interactive multicast message designated for a multicast group including a plurality of access terminals, the interactive multicast message requesting a response from the plurality of access terminals; receiving an access control message (ACM) for the multicast group, the access control message indicating message-specific feedback instructions including an order by which one or more of the plurality of access terminals are to respond to the interactive multicast message, the order being established based at least in part upon an expected availability of the one or more access terminals to respond to the interactive multicast message; and responding to the interactive multicast message based on the message-specific feedback instructions for the plurality of access terminals indicated by the access control message; wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are configured to indicate, to each of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to the interactive multicast message, and wherein the message-specific feedback instructions are not configured to indicate, to any of the plurality of access terminals, how and/or whether to respond to any messages other than the interactive multicast message.
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