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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2012
James W. Mccoy, Austin, TX (US);
Leo G. Dehner, Austin, TX (US);
James W. McCoy, Austin, TX (US);
Leo G. Dehner, Austin, TX (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of receiving information by a wireless communication device is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of wireless subframes at a periodic interval, wherein an interval duration of the periodic interval is greater than a duration of each of the plurality of wireless subframes. The method further includes determining for each wireless subframe of the plurality whether the wireless subframe includes a grant resource that indicates that a resource unit pattern of a plurality of selectively assignable resource unit patterns of resource units of the subframe includes information for the communication device. A method of transmitting information by the wireless communication device is also provided.