InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Gamco]

United States Patent 7,586,874
Rudolf , et al. September 8, 2009

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Wireless communication method and apparatus for providing multimedia broadcast services


Abstract
A system and method for configuring the system for configuring a wireless multi-cell communication to provide multimedia broadcast services (MBMS) to a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs). The cells of the communication system are organized into a plurality of sets of one or more cells. Resource units are assigned to each set of cells in the communication system. The assigned resource units are allocated in each cell of the communication system for MBMS transmission. The WTRUs receive information indicating how to access the resource units allocated for MBMS transmission. The WTRUs receive the MBMS from one or more of the cells of the communication system.


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Inventors: Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Dick; Stephen G. (Nesconset, NY)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)

Appl. No.: 10/740,259
Filed: December 18, 2003

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
60469957 May., 2003
60452642 Mar., 2003
60438569 Jan., 2003


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Current U.S. Class: 370/330 ; 455/3.06
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101)
Field of Search: 455/3.04-3.06,450-454,463-464,3.01,423,429,422.1 370/321,336-337,347,276,281,343,330,335,468