| US 7,474,643 B2 | ||
| Systems and methods for communicating control data using multiple slot formats | ||
| Durga Prasad Malladi, San Diego, Calif. (US); Serge D. Willenegger, Onnens (Switzerland); and Xiaoxia Zhang, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 27, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/952,426. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/508584, filed on Oct. 02, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0163075 A1, Jul. 28, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/00 (2006.01); H04Q 7/28 (2006.01); H04J 3/00 (2006.01); H04J 3/12 (2006.01); H04B 7/212 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—329 [370/336; 370/337; 370/341; 370/345; 370/442; 370/498; 370/524] | 49 Claims |
| 1. A method implemented in a mobile station of a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
providing at least two different slot formats for a plurality of slots in a control frame in a dedicated control channel,
wherein the at least two different slot formats employ different number of bits to retain control data;
formatting the control data according to the at least two different slot formats; and
transmitting the control data in the at least two different slot formats.
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