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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Matthias Wandel, Waterloo, CA;
Mark Pecen, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, ON, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04L 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04L 1/1685 (2013.01); H04L 1/1854 (2013.01); H04W 72/0413 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, that facilitates communication of data in a radio communication system that utilizes a slotted communication scheme. Multiple successive time slots are allocable upon which to communicate data to a receiving communication station. At selected intervals, a controller causes the mode of operation of the receiving communication station to be changed to pause operation in a receive mode and, during the pause, to cause operation of the receiving communication station to transmit data, such as control acknowledgments or other responses.