IP Library Granted Patent US 7,826,797
Granted Patent B2
US 7,826,797 · App. 11/366,405 · Granted Nov 2, 2010

Communication system, base station, and mobile station

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Patent No.
US 7,826,797
App. No.
11/366,405
Granted
Nov 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication system includes mobile stations carrying out transmission at report cycles selected from a group consisting of 0, 1 and other integers without having a relation of a multiple and including a lot of prime numbers.

Claims (49)

1. A communications system, comprising:

a base station configured to transmit high-speed packet data through a high-speed packet data channel used for transmission of the high-speed packet data; and

a mobile station configured to transmit a quality information related to a downlink including the high-speed packet data channel, which includes a Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) and a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH), to the base station, the high-speed packet data of the DPDCH and DPCCH being spread by a channel separating spreading code and multiplied by an identification code, wherein

the base station transmits to the mobile station one of a defined set of a transmitting cycle period k for transmitting the quality information QI from the mobile station, the set comprising a plurality of integers as the transmitting cycle period, 0, 1, at least two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and at least two even positive integers having the multiple relationship and being equal to or larger than the two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and

the mobile station is configured to transmit the quality information to the base station by using a control channel for transmitting a response signal associated with the high-speed packet data based on the transmitting cycle transmitted from the base station.

2. A communications system, comprising:

a base station configured to receive high-speed packet data through a high-speed packet data channel used for transmission of the high-speed packet data; and

a mobile station configured to transmit a quality information related to a downlink including the high-speed packet data channel, which includes a Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) and a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH), to the base station, the high-speed packet data of the DPDCH and DPCCH being spread by a channel separating spreading code and multiplied by an identification code,

the base station transmits to the mobile station one of a defined set of a transmitting cycle period k for transmitting the quality information QI from the mobile station, the set comprising a plurality of integers as the transmitting cycle period, 0, 1, at least two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and at least two even positive integers having the multiple relationship and being equal to or larger than the two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and

the mobile station includes

a receiving unit configured to receive transmitting cycle transmitted from the base station; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the quality information to the base station based on the transmitting cycle received by the receiving unit, by means of a subframe where a domain for a response signal associated with the high-speed packet data, and a domain for the quality information are separately prepared.

3. A communications method, comprising:

transmitting cycle transmitting step of transmitting a transmitting cycle to a mobile station;

quality information transmitting step of transmitting a quality information related to a downlink to a base station; and

transmitting to the base station, via a control channel, a response signal associated with high-speed packet data transmitted, via a high-speed packet data channel, which includes a Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) and a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH), from the mobile station, the high-speed packet data of the DPDCH and DPCCH being spread by a channel separating spreading code and multiplied by an identification code, wherein

the transmitting cycle transmitting step includes transmitting one of a defined set of a transmitting cycle period k for transmitting the quality information QI from the mobile station, the set comprising a plurality of integers as the transmitting cycle period, 0, 1, at least two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and at least two even positive integers having the multiple relationship and being equal to or larger than the two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and

the quality information transmitting step includes transmitting the quality information by using a control channel based on the transmitting cycle.

4. A communications method, comprising:

transmitting cycle transmitting step of transmitting a transmitting cycle to a mobile station,

quality information transmitting step of transmitting quality information related to a downlink to a base station; and

transmitting, via a control channel, a response signal associated with high-speed packet data transmitted, via a high-speed packet data channel, which includes a Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) and a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH), from the base station, the high-speed packet data of the DPDCH and DPCCH being spread by a channel separating spreading code and multiplied by an identification code, wherein

the transmitting cycle transmitting step includes transmitting one of a defined set of a transmitting cycle period k for transmitting the quality information QI from the mobile station, the set comprising a plurality of integers as the transmitting cycle period, 0, 1, at least two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and at least two even positive integers having the multiple relationship and being equal to or larger than the two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other,

the quality information transmitting step includes transmitting the quality information based on the transmission cycle, and

the quality information transmitting step is the step of transmitting the quality information by means of a subframe where a domain for the response signal associated with the high-speed packet data, and a domain for the quality information are separately prepared.

5. A communications system, comprising:

a base station configured to transmit high-speed packet data using a high-speed packet data channel used for transmission of high-speed packet data; and

a mobile station configured to transmit a quality information related to a downlink including the high-speed packet data channel, which includes a Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) and a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH), to the base station based on a transmitting cycle, the high-speed packet data of the DPDCH and DPCCH being spread by a channel separating spreading code and multiplied by an identification code, wherein

the base station transmits to the mobile station one of a defined set of a transmitting cycle period k for transmitting the quality information QI from the mobile station, the set comprising a plurality of integers as the transmitting cycle period, 0, 1, at least two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and at least two even positive integers having the multiple relationship and being equal to or larger than the two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and

the mobile station is configured to transmit the quality information to the base station through a control channel used for transmitting a response signal associated with high-speed packet data transmitted from the base station via the high-speed packet data channel, and the quality information is transmitted under the timing control based on the transmitting cycle.

6. A communications system, comprising:

a base station configured to transmit high-speed packet data using a high-speed packet data channel used for transmission of high-speed packet data; and

a mobile station configured to transmit a quality information related to a downlink including the high-speed packet data channel, which includes a Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) and a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH), to the base station based on a transmitting cycle, the high-speed packet data of the DPDCH and DPCCH being spread by a channel separating spreading code and multiplied by an identification code, wherein

the base station transmits to the mobile station one of a defined set of a transmitting cycle period k for transmitting the quality information QI from the mobile station, the set comprising a plurality of integers as the transmitting cycle period, 0, 1, at least two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and at least two even positive integers having the multiple relationship and being equal to or larger than the two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and

the mobile station includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit the quality information to the base station by means of a subframe where a domain for a response signal associated with the high-speed packet data and a domain for the quality information are separately prepared, and the quality information is transmitted under the timing control based on the transmitting cycle.

7. A communications method, comprising:

transmitting high speed packet data to a mobile station using a high-speed packet data channel used for transmission of the high speed packet data; and

transmitting a transmitting cycle to the mobile station;

transmitting quality information related to a downlink to a base station based on a transmitting cycle by using a control channel; and

transmitting to the base station via the control channel a response signal associated with the high-speed packet data transmitted via a high-speed packet data channel, which includes a Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) and a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH), from the mobile station, the high-speed packet data of the DPDCH and DPCCH being spread by a channel separating spreading code and multiplied by an identification code, wherein

the transmitting cycle transmitting step includes transmitting one of a defined set of a transmitting cycle period k for transmitting the quality information QI from the mobile station, the set comprising a plurality of integers as the transmitting cycle period, 0, 1, at least two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and at least two even positive integers having the multiple relationship and being equal to or larger than the two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and

a transmission of the quality information performed in the quality information transmitting step is controlled based on the transmitting cycle.

8. A communications method, comprising;

transmitting high speed packet data to a mobile station using a high-speed packet data channel used for transmission of the high speed packet data;

transmitting a transmitting cycle to the mobile station;

transmitting step of transmitting quality information related to a downlink to a base station based on a transmitting cycle by using a control channel; and

transmitting via a control channel a response signal associated with the high-speed packet data transmitted, via a high-speed packet data channel, which includes a Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) and a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH), from the base station, the high-speed packet data of the DPDCH and DPCCH being spread by a channel separating spreading code and multiplied by an identification code, wherein

the transmitting cycle transmitting step includes transmitting one of a defined set of a transmitting cycle period k for transmitting the quality information QI from the mobile station, the set comprising a plurality of integers as the transmitting cycle period, 0, 1, at least two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and at least two even positive integers having the multiple relationship and being equal to or larger than the two even positive integers having no multiple relationship each other, and

the quality information transmitting step includes transmitting the quality information to the base station by means of a subframe where a domain for the response signal associated with the high-speed packet data and a domain for the quality information are separately prepared, and a transmission of the quality information is controlled based on the transmitting cycle.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2018
From: NIWANO, KAZUHITO
To: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 044522/0786 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 14, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033987/0576 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2011
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRONIC CORPORATION (MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 027041/0314 →