Method and apparatus for switching between shared and individual channels to provide broadcast content services in a wireless telephone network
US7283782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless communications network (100) includes various base stations (110) and subscriber-stations (114). The base stations each provide (602) broadcast content services to subscriber-stations over communication channels of one of the following types: 1) shared channels for use by multiple subscriber-stations, 2) individual channels each dedicated for use by an individual subscriber-station. In response to one or more prescribed condition changes (604), there is a switch (606) in the type of communications channel used to provide broadcast content services to one or more given subscriber-stations.
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