US7062272B2

5G,4G,3G,2G

Title

Method and apparatus to track count of broadcast content recipients in a wireless telephone network

Application Number:

US20030368876

Publication Date:

13-06-2006

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Application Date:

18-02-2003

Publication Country:

US

Priority Date:

18-02-2003

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Abstract  Abstract

A base station ( 110) in a wireless communications network (100) counts mobile stations (114) receiving broadcast content via multi-user channel. The base station broadcasts ( 608) a repeating message identifying at least one broadcast content stream and for each stream a REGISTER (R) or DO NOT REGISTER (DNR) indicator. Mobile stations periodically re-examine (722) contents of this message. When the indicator is R for a broadcast content stream mobile stations whose users have elected to receive it send (714) the base station a registration message for that stream. When the number of registered mobile stations reaches (612) a prescribed number the base station changes (614) the indicator to DNR. When the indicator is DNR for a broadcast content stream mobile stations refrain (712/716) from sending any registration message for that broadcast content stream. The base station may institute a recount (618) by resetting the indicator to R.

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