IP Library Granted Patent US 8,391,244
Granted Patent B2
US 8,391,244 · App. 12/191,604 · Granted Mar 5, 2013

Radio communication terminal devices, radio communication network system, method for operating a radio communication terminal device

Inventors: Hyung-Nam Choi (Hamburg, DE); Manfred Zimmermann (Sauerlach, DE)
Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,391,244
App. No.
12/191,604
Granted
Mar 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an embodiment, a radio communication terminal device is provided. The radio communication terminal device may include a receiver configured to receive radio data signals via a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier, and a controller configured to control the receiver such that the receiver does not receive radio data signals via the first frequency carrier during a transmission gap, and such that the receiver receives radio data signals via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap.

Claims (48)

1. A radio communication terminal device, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive first radio data signals and second radio data signals via a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier, respectively;

a controller configured to control the receiver such that

the receiver does not receive the first radio data signals via the first frequency carrier during a transmission gap; and

the receiver receives the second radio data signals via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the transmission gap in accordance with control information signaled by a radio communication network device, wherein the control information comprises parameters for mobile radio signal measurements to be carried out by the radio communication terminal device; and

a transmitter configured to transmit an acknowledgement message after the transmission gap, wherein the acknowledgment message acknowledges the receipt of the second radio data signals received via the second frequency carrier, and wherein the parameters for mobile radio signal measurements comprise acknowledgement priority information about the prioritization of the transmission of the acknowledgment message.

2. The radio communication terminal device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a measurement circuit configured to measure received radio signals;

a measurement controller configured to control the measuring of the measurement circuit to be carried out during the transmission gap on the first frequency carrier.

3. The radio communication terminal device of claim 1 ,

wherein the receiver comprising a plurality of receiver parts;

wherein a first receiver part of the plurality of receiver parts is configured to receive the first radio data signals via the first frequency carrier; and

wherein a second receiver part of the plurality of receiver parts is configured to receive the second radio data signals via the second frequency carrier.

4. The radio communication terminal device of claim 3 ,

wherein each receiver part of the first receiver part and the second receiver part is configured to receive the first and second radio data signals over a receiving bandwidth of at least 5 MHz.

5. The radio communication terminal device of claim 1 ,

wherein the receiver is configured to receive the first and second radio data signals over a receiving bandwidth of at least 10 MHz.

6. The radio communication terminal device of claim 1 ,

wherein the parameters for mobile radio signal measurements comprise gap downlink transmission information about downlink data transmission via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap.

7. The radio communication terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a plurality of acknowledgement messages acknowledging the receipt of the second radio data signals received via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap, wherein the parameters for mobile radio signal measurements comprise acknowledgement message combining information about a combination of the plurality of acknowledgement messages.

8. The radio communication terminal device of claim 7 , further comprising an acknowledgement message generator configured to generate the plurality of acknowledgement messages in accordance with the acknowledgement message combining information.

9. The radio communication terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the parameters for mobile radio signal measurements comprise periodicity information indicating whether uplink channel subframes are taken into account when transmitting the acknowledgement message after the end of the transmission gap.

10. The radio communication terminal device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an acknowledgement message generator configured to generate the acknowledgement message.

11. The radio communication terminal device of claim 1 , further comprising an acknowledgement message generator configured to generate the acknowledgement message in accordance with the acknowledgement priority information.

12. A radio communication terminal device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive first radio data signals and second radio data signals via a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier, respectively;

a controller configured to control the receiver such that

the receiver does not receive the first radio data signals via the first frequency carrier during a transmission gap; and

the receiver receives the second radio data signals via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap;

a measurement circuit configured to measure received radio signals;

a measurement controller configured to control the measuring of the measurement circuit to be carried out during the transmission gap on the first frequency carrier;

an acknowledgement message generator configured to generate a plurality of acknowledgement messages acknowledging the receipt of the second radio data signals received via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the plurality of acknowledgement messages via at least one subframe after the transmission gap, in which the at least one subframe includes the plurality of acknowledgment messages, wherein the plurality of acknowledgement messages acknowledges the receipt of the second radio data signals received via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap,

wherein the acknowledgement message generator is configured to generate the acknowledgement message in accordance with acknowledgment message combining information about a combination of a plurality of acknowledgment messages acknowledging the receipt of the second radio data signals received via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap contained in control information.

13. A radio communication network system, comprising:

a transmitter system configured to transmit first radio data signals and second radio data signals via a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier, respectively;

a controller configured to control the transmitter system such that

the transmitter system does not transmit the first radio data signals via the first frequency carrier during a transmission gap; and

the transmitter system transmits the second radio data signals via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap; and

a control information signaling circuit configured to provide control information to a radio communication terminal device indicating the transmission gap, and wherein the control information signaling circuit is further configured to provide parameters for mobile radio signal measurements to be carried out by the radio communication terminal device, and wherein the parameters for mobile radio signal measurements comprise:

acknowledgment message combining information about a combination of a plurality of acknowledgment messages acknowledging the receipt of the second radio data signals received via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap; and

periodicity information indicating whether uplink channel subframes are taken into account when transmitting the plurality of acknowledgement messages after the end of the transmission gap.

14. The radio communication network system of claim 13 ,

wherein the parameters for mobile radio signal measurements further comprise at least one parameter selected from a group of parameters consisting of:

parameters for at least one type of measurements selected from a group of types consisting of inter-frequency-measurements and inter-Radio Access Technology-measurements;

gap downlink transmission information about downlink data transmission via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap; and

acknowledgment priority information about the prioritization of the transmission of the plurality of acknowledgment messages.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2022
From: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061356/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2015
From: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
To: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 037057/0061 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2012
From: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
To: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 027556/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2012
From: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
To: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 027548/0623 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2008
From: CHOI, HYUNG-NAM; ZIMMERMANN, MANFRED
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 021390/0613 →
Continuity (1)
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