| US 7,613,462 B2 | ||
| Reservation multiple access | ||
| Serge Willenegger, Onnens (Switzerland); Vieri Vanghi, Del Mar, Calif. (US); and Rod J. Walton, Westford, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 17, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/252,858. | ||
| Application 11/252858 is a continuation of application No. 10/874562, filed on Jun. 22, 2004, granted, now 6,987,982. | ||
| Application 10/874562 is a continuation of application No. 09/275729, filed on Mar. 24, 1999, granted, now 6,788,937. | ||
| Application 09/275729 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/173572, filed on Oct. 15, 1998, granted, now 6,256,301. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0040702 A1, Feb. 23, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/20 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—450 [455/509; 455/522; 455/550.1; 455/556.2; 455/561] | 50 Claims |
| 1. A method for accessing a base station performed at a mobile station in a communication system, comprising:
selecting a signature sequence from a plurality of signature sequences;
transmitting an access request utilizing the selected signature sequence from the mobile station;
determining if a channel assignment message, which is responsive to the access request and is modulated with at least one
of the selected signature sequence or a signature associated with the selected signature, is received from the base station;
and
transmitting another access request, if the channel assignment message is determined as not being received.
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