Patent ID: 7768957

Claim:
A mobile station comprising: a receiver configured to receive first signals from one of a plurality of base stations and second signals from another of said plurality of base stations, said first signals comprising a first communication and a first associated information, wherein said first associated information comprises transport format combination information for the first communication only, and said second signals comprising said first communication, a second communication and second associated information, wherein said second associated information comprises transport format combination information for the first communication and transport format combination information for the second communication; wherein said second communication is only received from said another of said plurality of base stations; wherein said second associated information differs at least partially from said first associated information; and a processor configured to process said first and second signals in accordance with the first and second associated information, including so that the first communication from said one of a plurality of base stations and the first communication from said another of said plurality of base stations are combined based on the transport format combination information for said first communication for said one of a plurality of base stations and said another of said plurality of base stations.