Method and apparatus for settingtuneawaystatus in an open state in wireless communication system

Abstract

A method and apparatus for setting TuneAwayStatus in an Open state is provided, the method comprising determining if a tune away schedule is in TuneAway state, setting a TunedAwayStatus to ‘1’, determining a QuickChannelInfo block that is missed during the time spent with TunedAwayStatus being ‘1’ and setting a QuickChannelInfoMissed timer to expire at the end of the first frame to follow the next QuickChannelInfo block.

1 . A method of setting TuneAwayStatus in an Open state in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
 determining if a tune away schedule is in a TuneAway state;   setting a TunedAwayStatus to ‘1’;   determining a QuickChannelInfo block that is missed during the time spent with TunedAwayStatus being ‘1’; and   setting a QuickChannelInfoMissed timer to expire at the end of the first frame to follow the next QuickChannelInfo block.   
   
   
       2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that:
 determining if the TunedAwayStatus changes state; and   generating a TunedBack indication.   
   
   
       3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that:
 determining if the TunedAwayStatus changes state; and   generating a TunedAway indication.   
   
   
       4 . A computer readable medium including instruction stored thereon, characterized in that:
 a first set of instructions for determining if a tune away schedule is in TuneAway state;   a second set of instructions for setting a TunedAwayStatus to ‘1’;   a third set of instructions for determining a QuickChannelInfo block that is missed during the time spent with TunedAwayStatus being ‘1’; and   a forth set of instructions for setting a QuickChannelInfoMissed timer to expire at the end of the first frame to follow the next QuickChannelInfo block.   
   
   
       5 . An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
 means for determining if a tune away schedule is in TuneAway state;   means for setting a TunedAwayStatus to ‘1’;   means for determining a QuickChannelInfo block that is missed during the time spent with TunedAwayStatus being ‘1’; and   means for setting a QuickChannelInfoMissed timer to expire at the end of the first frame to follow the next QuickChannelInfo block.   
   
   
       6 . The method as claimed in  claim 5 , characterized in that:
 means for determining if the TunedAwayStatus changes from ‘1’ to ‘0’ and   means for generating a TunedBack indication.   
   
   
       7 . The method as claimed in  claim 5 , characterized in that:
 means for determining if the TunedAwayStatus changes from ‘0’ to ‘1’; and   means for generating a TunedAway indication.   
   
   
       8 . A method of setting TuneAwayStatus in an Open state in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
 determining if a tune away schedule is in TuneAway state; and   determining if a QuickChannelInfoMissed timer is not active.   
   
   
       9 . The method as claimed in  claim 8 , characterized in that setting a TunedAwayStatus to ‘0’. 
   
   
       10 . The method as claimed in  claim 8 , characterized in that:
 determining if the QuickChannelInfoMissed timer expires and if none of the tune away schedules is in TuneAway state; and   setting TunedAwayStatus to ‘0’.   
   
   
       11 . The method as claimed in  claim 8 , characterized in that:
 determining if TunedAwayStatus changes from ‘1’ to ‘0’; and   generating a TunedBack indication.   
   
   
       12 . The method as claimed in  claim 8 , characterized in that:
 determining if TunedAwayStatus changes from ‘0’ to ‘1’; and   generating a TunedAway indication.   
   
   
       13 . A computer readable medium including instruction stored thereon, characterized in that:
 a first set of instructions for determining if a tune away schedule is in TuneAway state; and   a second set of instructions for determining if a QuickChannelInfoMissed timer is not active.   
   
   
       14 . An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
 means for determining if a tune away schedule is in TuneAway state; and   means for determining if a QuickChannelInfoMissed timer is not active.   
   
   
       15 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , characterized in that means for setting a TunedAwayStatus to ‘0’. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , characterized in that:
 means for determining if the QuickChannelInfoMissed timer expires and if none of the tune away schedules is in TuneAway state and   means for setting TunedAwayStatus to ‘0’.   
   
   
       17 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , characterized in that:
 means for determining if TunedAwayStatus changes from ‘1’ to ‘0’ and means for generating a TunedBack indication.   
   
   
       18 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , characterized in that:
 means for determining if TunedAwayStatus changes from ‘0’ to ‘1’ and means for generating a TunedAway indication.