Method and apparatus for cooperative multifunctional communication in a wireless communication system
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1. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
- a controller included in the wireless communication apparatus and configured to;
inquire for a list of capabilities from at least one remote access terminal when a remaining power of the wireless communication apparatus is less than a threshold;
receive the list of capabilities from the at least one remote access terminal, the list comprising a plurality of functions that the at least one remote access terminal is configured to perform;
determine capabilities of the at least one remote access terminal from the list;
determine a strength of a link between the wireless communication apparatus and each of the at least one remote access terminal;
delegate at least one task to a remote access terminal of the at least one remote access terminal based on the capabilities determined from the list and the determined strength of the link between the wireless communication apparatus and each of the at least one remote access terminal;
receive, through a low power transceiver of the wireless communication apparatus, a paging message from the at least one remote access terminal when a high power transceiver of the wireless communication apparatus is powered down, the paging message comprising a portion of an original paging content intended for the wireless communication apparatus; and
transmit a paging response to the paging message through the high power transceiver of the wireless communication apparatus to a base station, without transmission of the paging response to at least one remote access terminal,wherein the wireless communication apparatus comprises an access terminal.
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Abstract
The described apparatus and methods may include a controller configured to determine capabilities of at least one remote access terminal, and delegate at least one task to the at least one remote access terminal based on the capabilities.
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1. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
a controller included in the wireless communication apparatus and configured to; inquire for a list of capabilities from at least one remote access terminal when a remaining power of the wireless communication apparatus is less than a threshold; receive the list of capabilities from the at least one remote access terminal, the list comprising a plurality of functions that the at least one remote access terminal is configured to perform; determine capabilities of the at least one remote access terminal from the list; determine a strength of a link between the wireless communication apparatus and each of the at least one remote access terminal; delegate at least one task to a remote access terminal of the at least one remote access terminal based on the capabilities determined from the list and the determined strength of the link between the wireless communication apparatus and each of the at least one remote access terminal; receive, through a low power transceiver of the wireless communication apparatus, a paging message from the at least one remote access terminal when a high power transceiver of the wireless communication apparatus is powered down, the paging message comprising a portion of an original paging content intended for the wireless communication apparatus; and transmit a paging response to the paging message through the high power transceiver of the wireless communication apparatus to a base station, without transmission of the paging response to at least one remote access terminal, wherein the wireless communication apparatus comprises an access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 33, 34)
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16. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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inquiring, by a terminal, a list of capabilities from at least one remote access terminal when a remaining power of the terminal is less than a threshold; receiving, at the terminal, the list of capabilities from the at least one remote access terminal, the list comprising a plurality of functions that the at least one remote access terminal is configured to perform; determining, by the terminal, capabilities of the at least one remote access terminal from the list; determining, by the terminal, a strength of a link between the terminal and each of the at least one remote access terminal; delegating, by the terminal, at least one task to a remote access terminal of the at least one remote access terminal based on the capabilities determined from the list and the determined strength of the link between the terminal and each of the at least one remote access terminal; receiving, by the terminal and through a low power transceiver of the terminal, a paging message from the at least one remote access terminal when a high power transceiver of the terminal is powered down, the paging message comprising a portion of an original paging content intended for the terminal; and transmitting, by the terminal, a paging response to the paging message through the high power transceiver of the terminal to a base station, without transmitting the paging response to the at least one remote access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35)
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31. An apparatus comprising:
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means for inquiring, by the apparatus, for a list of capabilities from at least one remote access terminal when a remaining power of the apparatus is less than a threshold; means for receiving, by the apparatus, the list of capabilities from the at least one remote access terminal, the list comprising a plurality of functions that the at least one remote access terminal is configured to perform; means for determining, by the apparatus, capabilities of the at least one remote access terminal from the list means for determining, by the apparatus, a strength of a link between the apparatus and each of the at least one remote access terminal; means for delegating, by the apparatus, a task to the at least one remote access terminal of the at least one remote access terminal based on the capabilities determined from the list and the determined strength of the link between the apparatus and each of the at least one remote access terminal; means for receiving, by the apparatus and through a low power transceiver of the apparatus, a paging message from the at least one remote access terminal when a high power transceiver of the apparatus is powered down, the paging message comprising a portion of an original paging content intended for the apparatus; and means for transmitting, by the apparatus and through the high power transceiver, a paging response in a wide area network message to a base station, without transmitting the paging response to the at least one remote access terminal, wherein the apparatus comprises an access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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32. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for an access terminal, comprising code for:
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inquiring, by the access terminal, for a list of capabilities from at least one remote access terminal when a remaining power of a terminal is less than a threshold; receiving, at the access terminal, the list of capabilities from the at least one remote access terminal, the list comprising a plurality of functions that the at least one remote access terminal is configured to perform; determining, by the access terminal, capabilities of the at least one remote access terminal from the list; determining, by the access terminal, a strength of a link between the terminal and each of the at least one remote access terminal; delegating, by the access terminal, at least one task to a remote access terminal of the at least one remote access terminal based on the capabilities determined from the list and the determined strength of the link between the terminal and each of the at least one remote access terminal; receiving, by the access terminal and through a low power transceiver of the access terminal, a paging message from the at least one remote access terminal when a high power transceiver of the access terminal is powered down, the paging message comprising a portion of an original paging content intended for the access terminal; and transmitting, by the access terminal, a paging response to the paging message through the high power transceiver of the access terminal to a base station, without transmitting the paging response to the at least one remote access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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