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Acknowledgement mechanism

US9571294B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2012
Grant dateFeb 14, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2001/0093
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication device for communicating with a plurality of terminals via a wireless network, the communication device being configured to, when it has a message to transmit to that plurality of terminals: select, from a multiple of available acknowledgement mechanisms, an acknowledgement mechanism for the terminals to use in acknowledging receipt of the message and communicate the selected acknowledgement mechanism to the plurality of terminals.

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