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- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for providing broadcast messages in a communications network
- Patent Title (中): 在通信网络中提供广播消息的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11297506Application Date: 2005-12-07
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Publication No.: US08315659B2Publication Date: 2012-11-20
- Inventor: David Noel Collins , Paul Thatcher Williamson , Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr. , Frank Quick
- Applicant: David Noel Collins , Paul Thatcher Williamson , Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr. , Frank Quick
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Howard H. Seo
- Main IPC: H04W4/12
- IPC: H04W4/12 ; H04W68/02

Abstract:
The present invention is a novel and improved method for providing broadcast short message services (SMS) in a communication network. It is an objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus that insures the successful transmission of the broadcast message while minimizing the impact of providing the short messaging service on overall system capacity. It is further the objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for receiving broadcast messages without depriving the receiver of the benefits of slotted paging, that being the savings in power consumption.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060099979A1 Method and apparatus for providing broadcast messages in a communications network Public/Granted day:2006-05-11
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