Method and apparatus for decrementing assignments in wireless communication systems

US8971222B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8971222-B2
Application numberUS-9147506-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 27, 2006
Priority dateOct 27, 2005
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A method and apparatus of decrementing access terminal assignments in a wireless communication system is provided, comprising determining if a MACID other than the MACID of an access terminal with an assignment for a particular interlace is received and decrementing the access terminal assignments according to the MACID, if the MACID other than the MACID of the access terminal with the assignment for the particular interlace is determined.

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I claim: 1. A method of decrementing access terminal assignments in a wireless communication system, comprising: receiving an assignment message with a MACID other than a MACID of an access terminal with an assignment for an interlace; and decrementing the access terminal assignments according to the assignment message, wherein decrementing the access terminal assignments comprises removing overlapping time and frequency resources between the access terminal assignments and acce…

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What does patent US8971222B2 cover?
A method and apparatus of decrementing access terminal assignments in a wireless communication system is provided, comprising determining if a MACID other than the MACID of an access terminal with an assignment for a particular interlace is received and decrementing the access terminal assignments according to the MACID, if the MACID other than the MACID of the access terminal with the assignme…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Barriac Gwendolyn D, Qualcomm Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B7/216. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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