US 6,983,410 B2 | ||
System and method for a frame re-transmission in a broadcast communication system | ||
Tao Chen, San Diego, Calif. (US); Nikolai K. N. Leung, Takoma Park, Md. (US); Edward G. Tiedemann, Concord, Mass. (US); and Ragulan Sinnarajah, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
Assigned to Qualcomm, Incorporated, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
Filed on Jul. 02, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/898,347. | ||
Prior Publication US 2003/0005382 A1, Jan. 02, 2003 | ||
Int. Cl. H04L 1/18 (2006.01); G08C 25/02 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 714—748 | 18 Claims |
1. An apparatus for providing frame re-transmission in a broadcast communication system, comprising:
a receiver for receiving a message indicative of a frame received in error by a wireless communication device, said message
including an identification of said frame and including identification of said wireless communication device;
a memory for storing a predetermined number for determining when to re-transmit said frame; and
a processor for determining a cumulative number of times that said frame from a multiple of said wireless communication devices
was received in error and for ordering a re-transmission of said frame if said cumulative number of times is greater than
said predetermined number.
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