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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Anand Rajurkar, Hyderabad, IN;
Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy, Hyderabad, IN;
Rashid Ahmed Akbar Attar, San Diego, CA (US);
Priyangshu Ghosh, Hyderabad, IN;
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for establishing a call utilizing a traffic channel corresponding to a first communication protocol; transmitting a data rate control (DRC) channel comprising a null cover for no greater than 16 time slots; tuning away from the call to receive signaling corresponding to a second communication protocol; and following the receiving of the signaling corresponding to the second communication protocol, tuning back to the traffic channel to resume the call.