Methods and apparatus related to custom control channel reporting formats
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first communications device which interacts with a second communications device, the method comprising:
- performing at least one of receiving or transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link, wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format, the reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a report and possible report values; and
generating a control information report in accordance with the at least one of received or transmitted reporting format definition information.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus related to control information reporting over wireless communication channels are described. Various embodiments include communicating control information format definition information over a wireless link. For example, in some embodiments, a base station downloads control information reporting format definition information, e.g., corresponding to a new release or a custom reporting format, into a wireless terminal. As another example, a wireless terminal generates a custom control information reporting format, that it intends to use, and communicates definition information corresponding to the generated custom control reporting format to a base station.
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51 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first communications device which interacts with a second communications device, the method comprising:
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performing at least one of receiving or transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link, wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format, the reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a report and possible report values; and generating a control information report in accordance with the at least one of received or transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communications device, comprising:
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at least one of;
i) a receiver module for receiving control information reporting format definition information from a cellular wireless communications link or ii) a transmitter module for transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link,wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format; memory including stored reporting format definition information, the stored reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a report and possible report values; and a control information report generation module for generating a control information report in accordance with at least one of i) received reporting format definition information or ii) transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communications device, comprising:
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at least one of;
i) means for receiving control information reporting format definition information from a cellular wireless communications link or ii) means for transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link,wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format; storage means including stored reporting format definition information, the stored reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a report and possible report values; and means for generating a control information report in accordance with at least one of i) received reporting format definition information or ii) transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying machine executable instruction for controlling a first communications device, the method comprising:
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performing at least one of receiving or transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link, wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format, the reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a report and possible report values; and generating a control information report in accordance with the at least one of the received or transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A first communications device operable in a wireless communications system, the first communications device comprising:
a processor configured to; control at least one of receiving or transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link, wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format, the reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a report and possible report values; and generate a control information report in accordance with the at least one of the received or transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of operating a first communications device which interacts with a second communications device, the method comprising:
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performing at least one of receiving or transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link, wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format, the reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a report and possible report values; and recovering control information corresponding to a received control information report in accordance with the at least one of the received or transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A communications device, comprising:
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at least one of;
i) a receiver module for receiving control information reporting format definition information from a cellular wireless communications link or ii) a transmitter module for transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link,wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format; memory including stored reporting format definition information, the stored reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a control information report and possible report values; and a control information report recovery module for recovering control information reports'"'"' information in accordance with at least one of i) received reporting format definition information or ii) transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A communications device, comprising:
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at least one of;
i) means for receiving control information reporting format definition information from a cellular wireless communications link or ii) means for transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link,wherein the reporting format defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format; storage means including stored reporting format definition information, the stored reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a control information report and possible report values; and means for recovering control information reports'"'"' information in accordance with at least one of i) received reporting format definition information or ii) transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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46. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a first communications device to implement a method, the method comprising:
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performing at least one of receiving or transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link, wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format, the reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a report and possible report values; and recovering control information corresponding to a received control information report in accordance with the at least one of the received or transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. A first communications device operable in a wireless communications system, the first communications device comprising:
a processor configured to; control at least one of receiving or transmitting control information reporting format definition information via a cellular wireless communications link, wherein the reporting format definition information defines a coding and modulation scheme to be applied to a report having a reporting format, the reporting format definition information including report definition information that includes mapping information defining a mapping between information to be included in a report and possible report values; and control recovery of control information corresponding to a received control information report in accordance with one of the received or transmitted reporting format definition information. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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