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Method for acknowledging messages in a communication system

US6898414B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2002
Grant dateMay 24, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/28
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

At a first device (102 or 104), a message is received and processed. If the message is processed during a first time period, the first device transmits an acknowledgement message during a second time period; otherwise the first device transmits the acknowledgment message during a third time period. The second time period and the third time period are exclusive of each other.

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