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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:
Sep. 20, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2015
Applicant:

Mediatek Inc., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Jangwook Moon, San Diego, CA (US);

Tze-Ping Low, Lexington, MA (US);

Assignee:

MEDIATEK INC., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/04 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0486 (2013.01); H04B 7/0626 (2013.01); H04B 7/0697 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of transmitting extra spatial layers over a wireless channel is proposed. In one exemplary embodiment, the invention is directed to a method for scheduling higher number of layers than the preferred number reported from a mobile. In one exemplary embodiment, the invention is directed to a method for reporting multiple precoding candidates for the rank that is higher than the preferred rank reported from a mobile. In one exemplary embodiment, the invention is directed to a method for appending extra columns in the precoding matrix for the extra layers that a base station transmits. In one exemplary embodiment, the invention is directed to a method for transmitting extra data streams on the same wireless channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the invention is directed to a method for saving battery power utilizing the extra layers.


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