Responding to an interactive multicast message within a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method of scheduling access terminal responses to an interactive multicast message, comprising:
- populating a list of target access terminals, the populated list of target access terminals corresponding to a multicast group for the interactive multicast message;
selecting less than all of the target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals, the selected target access terminals including a given number of target access terminals that are expected to have a greater probability to respond to the interactive multicast message than one or more un-selected target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals;
determining a sequence of the selected target access terminals; and
generating an access control message (ACM) indicating the sequence.
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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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24 Claims
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1. A method of scheduling access terminal responses to an interactive multicast message, comprising:
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populating a list of target access terminals, the populated list of target access terminals corresponding to a multicast group for the interactive multicast message; selecting less than all of the target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals, the selected target access terminals including a given number of target access terminals that are expected to have a greater probability to respond to the interactive multicast message than one or more un-selected target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals; determining a sequence of the selected target access terminals; and generating an access control message (ACM) indicating the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An access network, comprising:
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means for populating a list of target access terminals, the populated list of target access terminals corresponding to a multicast group for an interactive multicast message, means for selecting less than all of the target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals, the selected target access terminals including a given number of target access terminals that are expected to have a greater probability to respond to the interactive multicast message than one or more un-selected target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals; means for determining a sequence of the selected target access terminals; and means for generating an access control message (ACM) indicating the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including program code stored thereon, comprising:
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program code to populate a list of target access terminals, the populated list of target access terminals corresponding to a multicast group for an interactive multicast message; program code to select less than all of the target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals, the selected target access terminals including a given number of target access terminals that are expected to have a greater probability to respond to the interactive multicast message than one or more un-selected target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals; program code to determine a sequence of the selected target access terminals; and program code to generate an access control message (ACM) indicating the sequence.
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24. An access network, comprising:
a processor configured to; populate a list of target access terminals, the populated list of target access terminals corresponding to a multicast group for an interactive multicast message, select less than all of the target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals, the selected target access terminals including a given number of access terminals that are expected to have a greater probability to respond to the interactive multicast message than one or more un-selected target access terminals within the populated list of target access terminals; determine a sequence of the selected target access terminals; and generate an access control message (ACM) indicating the sequence.
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