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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Rickard Ljung, Helsingborg, SE;
Bo Larsson, Lund, SE;
Olof Zander, Södra Sandby, SE;
Vanja Plicanic Samuelsson, Lund, SE;
Basuki Priyanto, Lund, SE;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for discontinuous signaling in a mobile communication network. User equipment (UE)/mobile terminal requests slotted transmissions and, in response to the network authorizing slotted transmissions, communication of subsequent UE transmissions are slotted, such that a minimum time period is required to elapse between each UE transmission. In specific embodiments of the invention the minimum time period is a predetermined time period known in advance to the user equipment and network. In other embodiments of the invention the user equipment slotted transmission requests includes a requested minimum time period, which may be approved or revised by the network. In still further embodiments the network, upon receiving the request for slotted transmissions, determines the minimum time period.