Systems and methods for communicating control data using multiple slot formats

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EP 2 117 134 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	08.12.2010 Bulletin 2010/49

(43)	Date of publication:
	11.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/46

(21)	Application number: 09008575.4

(22)	Date of filing: 01.10.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04B 7/26^(2006.01)

H04W 72/04^(2009.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

02.10.2003 US 508584 P
27.09.2004 US 952426

(60)	Divisional application:
	10010902.4

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	04793985.5 / 1678979

(71)	Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
	San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Malladi, Durga, Prasad San Diego CA 92128 (US) Willenegger, Serge, D. 1425 Onnens (CH) Zhang, Xiaoxia San Diego CA 92121-1714 (US)

(74)	Representative: Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm
	Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 30-06-2009 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	Systems and methods for communicating control data using multiple slot formats

(57) Systems and methods for communicating control information in slots that use at least two different slot formats. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a wireless communication system includes providing at least two different slot formats, formatting control data in the slots of a control frame according to the at least two different slot formats, transmitting the control frame from a mobile station to a base station via a control channel, receiving the control frame, extracting data rate information from the control frame according to the at least two different slot formats, decoding the extracted control data, parsing the extracted data into separate data rate information and decoding data received via one or more data channels using the decoded control data. In one embodiment, the method is used to enable additional TFCI data corresponding to two different data channels to be transmitted on a single control channel.