IP Library Granted Patent US 10,694,509
Granted Patent B2
US 10,694,509 · App. 16/182,525 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Multi-carrier operation for wireless systems

Inventors: Mo-Han Fong (Sunnyvale, CA); Dong-Sheng Yu (Ottawa, CA); Hosein Nikopourdeilami (Stittsville, CA)
Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
H04W72/0413H04L5/0057H04L27/26H04W56/0005H04W72/02H04W72/0453H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 10,694,509
App. No.
16/182,525
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to an uplink control signal design for wireless system. One example method of a subscriber station (SS) includes performing network entry in a multi-carrier wireless environment using a primary carrier, receiving timing information corresponding to the primary carrier, receiving a first control signaling via the primary carrier, the first control signaling assigning at least one secondary carrier, transmitting uplink data via the secondary carrier using an uplink transmission timing of the secondary carrier, the uplink transmission timing of the secondary carrier being assigned the same as an uplink transmission timing of the primary carrier, and determining an adjustment of the uplink transmission timing or frequency of the secondary carrier.

Claims (32)

1. A method in a mobile station, the method comprising:

establishing a communication in a multi-carrier wireless communication system using a primary carrier;

receiving a first downlink control signaling via the primary carrier, the first downlink control signaling assigning at least one secondary carrier;

transmitting a channel quality indication via the primary carrier, the channel quality indication corresponding to the at least one secondary carrier; and

receiving a second downlink control signaling via the primary carrier, the second downlink control signaling changing the primary carrier to a second different primary carrier.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the primary carrier corresponds to a carrier used for network entry.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the primary carrier contains a synchronization channel.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein both the primary carrier and the second different primary carrier are associated with the same base station.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a message assigning an uplink control channel for the channel quality indication.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-carrier wireless communication system employs orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.

7. A mobile station, comprising:

at least one hardware processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one hardware processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one hardware processor, wherein the programming instructions, when executed, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations comprising:

establishing a communication in a multi-carrier wireless communication system using a primary carrier;

receiving a first downlink control signaling via the primary carrier, the first downlink control signaling assigning at least one secondary carrier;

transmitting a channel quality indication via the primary carrier, the channel quality indication corresponding to the at least one secondary carrier; and

receiving a second downlink control signaling via the primary carrier, the second downlink control signaling changing the primary carrier to a second different primary carrier.

8. The mobile station of claim 7 , wherein the primary carrier corresponds to a carrier used for network entry.

9. The mobile station of claim 7 , wherein the primary carrier contains a synchronization channel.

10. The mobile station of claim 7 , wherein both the primary carrier and the second different primary carrier are associated with the same base station.

11. The mobile station of claim 7 , the operations further comprising receiving a message assigning an uplink control channel for the channel quality indication.

12. The mobile station of claim 7 , wherein the multi-carrier wireless communication system employs orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.

13. A non-transitory machine-readable medium with a set of instructions stored thereon, which when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

establishing a communication in a multi-carrier wireless communication system using a primary carrier;

receiving a first downlink control signaling via the primary carrier, the first downlink control signaling assigning at least one secondary carrier;

transmitting a channel quality indication via the primary carrier, the channel quality indication corresponding to the at least one secondary carrier; and

receiving a second downlink control signaling via the primary carrier, the second downlink control signaling changing the primary carrier to a second different primary carrier.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the primary carrier corresponds to a carrier used for network entry.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the primary carrier contains a synchronization channel.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein both the primary carrier and the second different primary carrier are associated with the same base station.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13 , the operations further comprising receiving a message assigning an uplink control channel for the channel quality indication.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the multi-carrier wireless communication system employs orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.

Assignments (11)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDED PATENT NUMBER TO REMOVE PATENT NO. 8,873,407 AT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 64066 FRAME 1. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE MARCH 20, 2023. Recorded Feb 2, 2026
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2023
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To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 16, 2023
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To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2020
From: YU, DONG-SHENG; NIKOPOURDEILAMI, HOSEIN; FONG, MO-HAN
To: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 4, 2020
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2020
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To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2020
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To: ROCKSTAR BIDCO, LP
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2020
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