US 12,171,009 B2
Wireless communication apparatus and channel allocation method
Seigo Nakao, Kanagawa (JP); Akihiko Nishio, Osaka (JP); and Daichi Imamura, Saitama (JP)
Assigned to Sun Patent Trust, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Sun Patent Trust, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/420,392.
Application 18/420,392 is a continuation of application No. 17/889,253, filed on Aug. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,924,851.
Application 17/889,253 is a continuation of application No. 17/168,105, filed on Feb. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,470,602, issued on Oct. 11, 2022.
Application 17/168,105 is a continuation of application No. 16/851,027, filed on Apr. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,160,068, issued on Oct. 26, 2021.
Application 16/851,027 is a continuation of application No. 16/006,648, filed on Jun. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,667,251, issued on May 26, 2020.
Application 16/006,648 is a continuation of application No. 15/714,873, filed on Sep. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,039,092, issued on Jul. 31, 2018.
Application 15/714,873 is a continuation of application No. 15/132,151, filed on Apr. 18, 2016, granted, now 9,814,032, issued on Nov. 7, 2017.
Application 15/132,151 is a continuation of application No. 14/930,285, filed on Nov. 2, 2015, granted, now 9,345,020, issued on May 17, 2016.
Application 14/930,285 is a continuation of application No. 14/683,016, filed on Apr. 9, 2015, granted, now 9,210,702, issued on Dec. 8, 2015.
Application 14/683,016 is a continuation of application No. 13/866,877, filed on Apr. 19, 2013, granted, now 9,036,587, issued on May 19, 2015.
Application 13/866,877 is a continuation of application No. 13/057,453, granted, now 8,446,870, issued on May 21, 2013, previously published as PCT/JP2009/003802, filed on Aug. 7, 2009.
Claims priority of application No. 2008-205644 (JP), filed on Aug. 8, 2008; application No. 2008-281390 (JP), filed on Oct. 31, 2008; and application No. 2008-330641 (JP), filed on Dec. 25, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2024/0163889 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 72/04 (2023.01); H04L 1/1822 (2023.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/23 (2023.01) [H04L 1/1822 (2013.01); H04L 5/001 (2013.01); H04L 5/0023 (2013.01); H04L 5/0055 (2013.01); H04L 5/0094 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An integrated circuit to control a process, the process comprising:
receiving first downlink resource allocation information for a first downlink component carrier;
receiving second downlink resource allocation information for a second downlink component carrier, which is different from the first downlink component carrier;
receiving first downlink data on the first downlink component carrier in accordance with the first downlink resource allocation information;
receiving second downlink data on the second downlink component carrier in accordance with the second downlink resource allocation information;
receiving uplink resource allocation information for a uplink component carrier on one out of the first downlink component carrier and the second downlink component carrier;
transmitting uplink data on the uplink component carrier in accordance with the uplink resource allocation information; and
receiving an Acknowledgement/Negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal for the uplink data in a physical hybrid-ARQ indicator channel (PHICH) only on said the downlink component carrier on which the uplink resource allocation information is received, a resource of the PHICH being determined based on the uplink resource allocation information.