Method and system for achieving faster device operation by logical separation of control information

• US 20060218596A1
• Filed: 03/06/2006
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Collins, Bruce, Gautam, Shusheel, Chandhok, Ravinder Paul
• Granted Patent: US 8,675,631 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/81
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/42 Transmitting or receiving remote control signals via a network
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

Provided is a method and system for managing device operations. The method includes dividing control information into two or more portions, each portion being associated with a unique control sequence number. Each of the associated control sequence numbers is examined during an update cycle to determine which of the portions must be updated. The control sequence number includes information related to control information updates.

Claims

1. A method for managing device operation, comprising:

dividing control information into two or more portions, each portion being associated with a unique control sequence number; and

examining each of the control sequence numbers during an update cycle to determine which of the portions must be updated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the two or more portions include real-time and non real-time services.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the two or more portions overlap in time.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the control sequence numbers include information related to control information updates.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control sequence numbers include information related to control information updates.

4. A method for providing control information, comprising:

dividing control information into two or more portions, and

associating each portion with a unique control sequence number.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the two or more portions include real-time and non real-time services.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the two or more portions overlap in time.

8. A method for managing device operation, comprising:

receiving control information that is divided into two or more portions, each portion being associated with a unique control sequence number;

examining each of the received control sequence numbers for changes; and

updating the portion of the received control information corresponding to a changed control sequence number.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the two or more portions include real-time and non real-time services.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the two or more portions overlap in time.

11. An apparatus for managing device operation, comprising:

means for dividing control information into two or more portions, each portion being associated with a unique control sequence number; and

means for examining each of the control sequence numbers during an update cycle to determine which of the portions must be updated.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the two or more portions include real-time and non real-time services.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the two or more portions overlap in time.

14. An apparatus for providing control information, comprising:

means for dividing control information into two or more portions, and

means for associating each portion with a unique control sequence number.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the two or more portions include real-time and non real-time services.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the two or more portions overlap in time.

18. An apparatus for managing device operation, comprising:

means for receiving control information that is divided into two or more portions, each portion being associated with a unique control sequence number;

means for examining each of the received control sequence numbers for changes; and

means for updating the portion of the received control information corresponding to a changed control sequence number.

19. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for execution by one or more processors to perform a method managing device operation, the instructions when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

dividing control information into two or more portions, each portion being associated with a unique control sequence number; and

examining each of the control sequence numbers during an update cycle to determine which of the portions must be updated.

20. A device, comprising:

a processor including first and second logic portions;

wherein the first logic portion is configured to receive control information, the control information being divided into two or more portions, each portion being associated with a unique control sequence number; and

wherein the second logic portion is configured to examine each of the control sequence numbers during an update cycle to determine which of the portions must be updated.