1. A method for use in reducing processing time associated with ciphering information communicated in a mobile station, the mobile station configurable to operate in a wireless network, the method comprising:
receiving, by the mobile station, a ciphering mode information message originated from the wireless network;
determining that the ciphering mode information message is part of a security mode command message;
identifying and processing radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information in the ciphering mode information message;
producing radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time information, and, generating a response message to the ciphering mode information message which includes the radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time information;
transmitting the response message; and
when the ciphering mode information message is part of a message that is different from a security code command message: refraining from processing radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information in the ciphering mode information message, and, not producing an associated radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time, and, generating a response message to the non-security-mode-command message which does not include an associated radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ciphering mode information message that is part of the message that is different from the security mode command message is received as part of a radio network subsystem relocation procedure for the mobile station.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
failing to receive any valid radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information in the ciphering mode information message when it is part of the message that is different from the security mode command message.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
when the ciphering mode information message is part of the message that is different from the security mode command message: a radio link control (RLC) of a radio bearer at the mobile station will be reestablished and its RLC sequence number reset to zero.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the valid radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information comprises Radio Link Control (RLC) sequence numbers.
6. A mobile station, the mobile station configurable to operate in a wireless network, comprising:
a wireless transceiver;
an antenna coupled to the wireless transceiver;
one or more processors coupled to the wireless transceiver;
the one or more processors being operative to:
receive a ciphering mode information message through the wireless transceiver;
when the ciphering mode information message is part of a security mode command message: identify and process valid radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information in the ciphering mode information message for producing valid radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time, and generate a response message which includes the valid radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time information configured to be sent through the wireless transceiver; and
when the ciphering mode information message is part of a message that is different from the security mode command message: refrain from processing any valid radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information in the ciphering mode information message and refrain from producing any valid radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time information for the ciphering mode information message, and, generate a response message which includes no valid radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time information configured to be sent through the wireless transceiver.
7. The mobile station of claim 6, wherein the ciphering mode information message that is part of the message that is different from the security mode command message is received as part of a radio network subsystem relocation procedure for the mobile station.
8. The mobile station of claim 6, wherein the one or more processors are further operative to:
fail to receive any valid radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information in the ciphering mode information message when it is part of the message that is different from the security mode command message.
9. The mobile station of claim 6, wherein the ciphering mode information message is part of the message that is different from the security mode command message and comprises a radio link control (RLC) of a radio bearer for the mobile station useable to reestablished and reset its RLC sequence number reset to zero.
10. The mobile station of claim 6, wherein the valid radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information comprises Radio Link Control (RLC) sequence numbers.
11. A computer program product, comprising:
a storage medium;
computer instructions stored in the storage medium; and
the computer instructions being executable by one or more processors in a mobile station, the mobile station configurable to operate in a wireless network, for reducing processing time associated with ciphering information by:
receiving a ciphering mode information message;
when the ciphering mode information message is part of a security mode command message: identifying and processing radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information in the ciphering mode information message, producing radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time information, and, generating a response message configured to be transmittable over the wireless network which includes the valid radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time information; and
when the ciphering mode information message is part of a message that is different from a security code command message: refraining from processing radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information in the ciphering mode information message, and, not producing an associated radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time, and, generating a response message configured to be transmittable over the wireless network to the non-security-mode-command message which does not include an associated radio bearer uplink ciphering activation time.
12. A computer program product of claim 11, wherein the ciphering mode information message that is part of the message that is different from the security mode command message is received as part of a radio network subsystem relocation procedure for the mobile station.
13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer instructions are further executable for:
failing to receive any valid radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information in the ciphering mode information message when it is part of the message that is different from the security mode command message.
14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the ciphering mode information message is part of the message that is different from the security mode command message and is a radio link control (RLC) of a radio bearer useable by the mobile station to reset its RLC sequence number reset to zero.
15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the valid radio bearer downlink ciphering activation time information comprises Radio Link Control (RLC) sequence numbers.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An LED semiconductor device comprising:
an LED on a substrate;
a first encapsulant material layer on the LED; and
a luminescence conversion material layer consisting essentially of a luminescence conversion material on the first encapsulant material layer, the luminescence conversion material layer being of a thickness that is selected to determine a resultant transmittance of optical energy that is emitted from the LED.
2. The device of claim 1:
wherein the first encapsulant material layer is first annealed under first process conditions to have a first hardness prior to application of the luminescence conversion material layer and wherein the thickness of the luminescence conversion material layer is determined as a result of the first hardness; and
wherein the first encapsulant material layer and the luminescence conversion material layer are second annealed under second process conditions, that are independent of the first process conditions.
3. The device of claim 2 wherein the first process conditions of the first annealing result in a soft curing of the first encapsulant material layer and wherein the second process conditions of the second annealing result in a hard curing of the first encapsulant material layer.
4. The device of claim 2 wherein the thickness of the luminescence conversion material layer is determined by controlling process conditions of the first annealing of the first encapsulant material layer.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the thickness of the luminescence conversion material layer is determined by applying a physical pressure to the first encapsulant material layer.
6. The device of claim 1 further comprising a second encapsulant material layer on the luminescence conversion material layer.
7. The device of claim 6 wherein the second encapsulant material layer is substantially transparent to optical energy at wavelengths emitted by the LED.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the first encapsulant material layer is substantially transparent to optical energy at wavelengths emitted by the LED.
9. The device of claim 1 further comprising a filter on the luminescence conversion material layer.
10. The device of claim 1 further comprising one or more lenses on the luminescence conversion material layer.
11. The device of claim 1 wherein the first encapsulant material layer is further on the substrate.
12. The device of claim 1 wherein the first encapsulant material layer is exclusively present on the LED and not on the substrate.
13. The device of claim 12 further comprising a second encapsulation layer on the luminescence conversion material layer and on the substrate.
14. The device of claim 13 wherein the second encapsulation layer is shaped to have a convex or concave shape.
15. The device of claim 13 further comprising a filter on the second encapsulation layer.
16. The device of claim 1 wherein the luminescence conversion material comprises a phosphor material.
17. The device of claim 1 wherein the transmittance is within a range between about 5% and 10%.