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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2005
M. Scott Corson, Gillette, NJ (US);
Rajiv Laroia, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Alan O'neill, Henley Beach, AU;
Vincent Park, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Murari Srinivasan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sathyadev Venkata Uppala, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
M. Scott Corson, Gillette, NJ (US);
Rajiv Laroia, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Alan O'Neill, Henley Beach, AU;
Vincent Park, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Murari Srinivasan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sathyadev Venkata Uppala, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Group communications methods and apparatus are described. Multiple modes of group communications signaling are supported. In a first mode, copies of packets are separately transmitted to each group member in a sector or cell. In a second mode a copy of a packet is directed to multiple group members at the same time. Transitions between the two modes may be determined as a function of the cost of operating in each of the modes in terms of system cost and/or the number of group members in a cell or sector being serviced by a transmitter.