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Coordination between application and baseband layer operation

  • US 10,375,646 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2015
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless user equipment device (UE), comprising:

  • a radio;

    a baseband processor (BB) operatively coupled to the radio; and

    an application processor (AP) operatively coupled to the BB;

    wherein the UE is configured to;

    determine, by the AP, an amount of time until next uplink and/or downlink application data is expected;

    provide, by the AP, an indication of the determined amount of time to the BB;

    modify, by the BB, timing of one or more of a transmit operation or a receive operation based at least in part on the indication of the determined amount of time, wherein modifying timing of one or more of a transmit operation or a receive operation comprises skipping one or more DRX cycle on-durations;

    receive, by the BB, first application data from a cellular base station (BS) in a wireless manner;

    provide, by the BB, the first application data to the AP;

    generate, by the BB, control information in response to receiving the application data from the BS;

    initiate, at the BB, a timer based at least in part on receiving the application data from the BS;

    provide, by the BB, the control information to the BS bundled with second application data prior to expiration of the timer if the second application data is received from the AP prior to expiration of the timer; and

    provide, by the BB, the control information to the BS upon expiration of the timer if no application data is received from the AP prior to expiration of the timer.

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