1-26. (canceled)
27. A mobile station comprising:
one or more antennas; and
a transceiver coupled to the one or more antennas, and configured to receive signals on a plurality of carriers, wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
read resource allocation information and a carrier identifier from the first carrier, wherein the carrier identifier indicates a second of the carriers, wherein the resource allocation information indicates resources allocated for the mobile station in a particular resource partition of the second carrier;
recover transmitted data from the particular resource partition of the second carrier using the resource allocation information.
28. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
read resource partitioning information for the second carrier, wherein the resource partitioning information defines a plurality of partitions of the second carrier, wherein the plurality of partitions includes the particular resource partition.
29. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein each of the carriers includes synchronization channels.
30. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
for one or more the carriers, measure channel quality information (CQI) of the carrier, and transmit the CQI to the base station.
31. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
measure channel quality information (CQI) of the second carrier; and
transmit the CQI on the second carrier to the base station.
32. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit a first channel quality information on the first carrier and transmit a second channel quality information on the second carrier, wherein the first channel quality information is quality information for the first carrier, wherein the second channel quality information is quality information for the second carrier.
33. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
send ACKNACK feedback to the base station on the second carrier, wherein said ACKNACK feedback indicates positive or negative acknowledgement of receipt of the transmitted data from said resources of the particular resource partition.
34. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
monitor only one of the carriers when the mobile station is in an idle mode.
35. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein the transceiver is configured to:
for a retransmission of data:
read a second carrier identifier from the first carrier, wherein the second carrier identifier identifies a given one of the plurality of carriers; and
read the one or more HARQ retransmissions of the transmitted data from the given carrier.
36. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein said reading the resource allocation information and the carrier identifier includes reading the resource allocation information and the carrier identifier from a unicast message on the first carrier.
37. The mobile station of claim 27, wherein the first carrier carries system-wide static physical-layer control information, wherein the second carrier does not carry system-wide static physical-layer control information.
38. A method for operating a mobile station, wherein the mobile station is configured to receive signals on a plurality of carriers, the method comprising:
reading, by the mobile station, resource allocation information and a carrier identifier from the first carrier, wherein the carrier identifier indicates a second of the carriers, wherein the resource allocation information indicates resources allocated for the mobile station in a particular resource partition of the second carrier;
recovering, by the mobile station, transmitted data from the particular resource partition of the second carrier using the resource allocation information.
39. The method of claim 38, further comprising:
reading resource partitioning information for the second carrier, wherein the resource partitioning information defines a plurality of partitions of the second carrier, wherein the plurality of partitions includes the particular resource partition.
40. The method of claim 38, wherein each of the carriers includes synchronization channels.
41. The method of claim 38, further comprising:
for one or more the carriers, measure channel quality information (CQI) of the carrier, and transmit the CQI to the base station.
42. The method of claim 38, further comprising:
measuring channel quality information (CQI) of the second carrier; and
transmitting the CQI on the second carrier to the base station.
43. A non-transitory memory medium for operating a mobile station that is configured to receive signals on a plurality of carriers, wherein the memory medium stores program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement:
reading, by the mobile station, resource allocation information and a carrier identifier from the first carrier, wherein the carrier identifier indicates a second of the carriers, wherein the resource allocation information indicates resources allocated for the mobile station in a particular resource partition of the second carrier;
recovering, by the mobile station, transmitted data from the particular resource partition of the second carrier using the resource allocation information.
44. The memory medium of claim 43, wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to further implement:
reading resource partitioning information for the second carrier, wherein the resource partitioning information defines a plurality of partitions of the second carrier, wherein the plurality of partitions includes the particular resource partition.
45. The memory medium of claim 43, wherein each of the carriers includes synchronization channels.
46. The memory medium of claim 43, wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to further implement:
for one or more the carriers, measure channel quality information (CQI) of the carrier, and transmit the CQI to the base station.
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. A system for multimodal medical treatment comprising:
a first delivery system for delivering a primary medical treatment to a patient; and
a second delivery system integrated with the first delivery system, the second delivery system including:
a memory having an audio file, a video file or an audiovisual file of an adjunctive medical treatment, and
an output delivery device operatively connected to the memory for delivering the adjunctive medical treatment to the patient.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first delivery system comprises a medication containing device.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the medication containing device is a patch.
4. The system of claim 2, wherein the medication containing device is an inhaler.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the output delivery device is a screen, earphones, a speaker, or a holographic projection.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the output delivery device executes the audio file, the video file or the audiovisual file.
7. A method for multimodal medical treatment optimization comprising:
providing a patient with the multimodal medical treatment optimization system of claim 1;
delivering the primary medical treatment via the first delivery system;
delivering the adjunctive medical treatment via the second delivery system; and
adjusting at least one of the primary medical treatment and the adjunctive medical treatment as a result of the patient’s physiological or psychological response to at least one of the primary medical treatment and the adjunctive medical treatment.
8. A system for multimodal medical treatment comprising:
a first delivery system for delivering a primary medical treatment to a patient; and
a second delivery system integrated with the first delivery system, the second delivery system including an adjunctive medical treatment comprising at least one of light therapy, aromatherapy and magnetic therapy.
9. The system of claim 6, wherein the first delivery system comprises a medication containing device.
10. The system of claim 6, wherein the second delivery system comprises an aerosol dispensing device attached to the first delivery system.
11. The system of claim 6, wherein the second delivery system comprises a light illuminating device attached to the first delivery system.
12. The system of claim 6, wherein the second delivery system comprises a magnet attached to the first delivery system.
13. A multimodal medical treatment system comprising:
a medication containing device for housing a primary medical treatment; and
an audiovisual module having stored audio, video or audiovisual files of an adjunctive medical treatment, and
wherein when the medication containing device is activated, playback of the audio, video or audiovisual files begins.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the audiovisual module includes an output delivery device.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the output delivery device is a screen, earphones, a speaker, a USB port or a holographic projection.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the screen is an LED or LCD screen.
17. The system of claim 15, wherein the screen is extendable and retractable.
18. A multimodal medical treatment system comprising:
a medication containing device for housing a primary medical treatment, wherein the medication containing device includes an integral breathing rate controlling tool.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the tool comprises a timepiece
20. The system of claim 18, wherein the tool comprises an adjustable dial.