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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2007
Applicants:

Cornelius Van Rensburg, Dallas, TX (US);

Yinong Ding, Plano, TX (US);

Farooq Khan, Allen, TX (US);

Jiann-an Tsai, Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Cornelius van Rensburg, Dallas, TX (US);

Yinong Ding, Plano, TX (US);

Farooq Khan, Allen, TX (US);

Jiann-An Tsai, Plano, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In a wireless network comprising a plurality of subscriber stations and a base station capable of providing service to the subscriber stations, a subscriber station is provided that includes a rank selector and a scheduling data reporter. The rank selector is operable to select a rank for the subscriber station. The rank is operable to identify a number of antennas for transmitting data streams from the base station to the subscriber station. The scheduling data reporter is operable to report scheduling data, including the rank, to the base station.


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