METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST SERVICE CLASSIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION

Title:

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST SERVICE CLASSIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005036800

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A system (100) and methods (400, 500) for alerting user equipment devices (116) in a wireless communication network (102) to broadcasts while limiting the amount of power that must be consumed in order to ascertain if the user equipment devices (116) have subscribed to the broadcasts are provided. A communication indicator (300) that is compatible with UMTS protocols and includes, in addition to paging indicators, one or more broadcast category indicator codes (304) is provided. Devices receiving the communication indicator (300) are able to ascertain based on the broadcast category indicator codes (304) whether there is a need to expend further power in determined whether they are subscribed to the broadcast.

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Inventors:

FABIEN JEAN-AICARD (US)
BURBIDGE RICHARD C (GB)
RATASUK RAPEEPAT (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2004/032181

Publication Date:

September 15, 2005

Filing Date:

October 01, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MOTOROLA INC (US)
FABIEN JEAN-AICARD (US)
BURBIDGE RICHARD C (GB)
RATASUK RAPEEPAT (US)

International Classes:

H04M3/00; H04W4/06; H04W52/02; H04W68/02; H04L; (IPC1-7): H04M3/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2001060104A1

2001-08-16

Foreign References:

US6728300B1	2004-04-27
US20030117969A1	2003-06-26
US6252868B1	2001-06-26
US6292508B1	2001-09-18
US6834045B1	2004-12-21

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