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Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2010
Applicants:

Karl D. Mann, Nepean, CA;

Ping Yu, Nepean, CA;

Jianguo Long, Kanata, CA;

Donald Brinkhurst, Nepean, CA;

Roger Mah, Nepean, CA;

Inventors:

Karl D. Mann, Nepean, CA;

Ping Yu, Nepean, CA;

Jianguo Long, Kanata, CA;

Donald Brinkhurst, Nepean, CA;

Roger Mah, Nepean, CA;

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/08 (2009.01); H04W 28/16 (2009.01); H04W 92/20 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/16 (2013.01); H04W 92/20 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

Joint uplink processing by plural base stations includes sending, by a serving base station, a request for uplink resources of a second base station for receiving uplink data of a mobile station. The serving base station receives first uplink data from the mobile station, and the serving base station further receives (from the second base station) second uplink data of the mobile station received by the second base station using the uplink resources specified by the request.


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