Patent ID: 8588252

Claim:
A method for wireless communication, comprising: determining a current configuration for concurrent transmission of a control channel and a shared channel by a user equipment (UE); determining whether the UE is scheduled for data transmission in a subframe; determining a type of control information to be sent in the subframe; selecting one or more channels, from among the control channel and the shared channel, to send control information in the subframe based on the type of the control information, the current configuration for concurrent transmission of the control channel and the shared channel, and whether the UE is scheduled for transmission in the subframe; and sending the control information on the one or more channels in the subframe, wherein a first type of control information is sent on the shared channel and a second type of control information is sent on the control channel when both the control channel and the shared channel are selected, the first and second types of control information being sent concurrently.