Location detection apparatus and method in communication system supporting device-to-device scheme

• US 10,531,258 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2017
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ryu, Hyun-Seok, Agiwal, Anil, Park, Jeong-Ho, Hwang, Won-Jun, Kim, Kyung-Kyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Alia, Curtis A
• Application Number:
  US15/999,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20190246253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/00 Network data management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

The present invention relates not only to a fourth-generation (4G) communication system, such as long-term evolution (LTE), but also to a fifth-generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system to be provided to support a higher data transfer rate. The present invention provides a method for a first device in a communication system supporting a device-to-device (D2D) scheme, the method comprising the steps of: when existence of a second D2D device, of which the location information needs to be detected, has been detected, transmitting a discovery request message which requests activation of at least one of an urgent discovery operation and a location measurement operation; receiving a discovery response message to the discovery request message from at least one device including the second device; and transmitting, to the second device, information related to execution of the location measurement operation.

Claims

1. A method of a first device in a communication system supporting a device-to-device (D2D) scheme, the method comprising:

transmitting a discovery request message requesting activation of at least one of an urgent discovery operation or a positioning operation upon detection of a presence of a second device of which location information needs to be detected;

receiving, from at least one device including the second device, a discovery response message to the discovery request message; and

transmitting, to the second device, information related to performing the positioning, operation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, to a server, a notification message including information indicating that the second device has been discovered.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the second device, information related to a location of the second device.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

transmitting, to a server, a notification message including the information related to the location of the second device.

5. A first device in a communication system supporting a device-to-device (D2D) scheme, the first device comprising:

a controller configured to detect a presence of a second device of which location information needs to be detected;

a transmitter configured to transmit a discovery request message requesting activation of at least one of an urgent discovery operation or a positioning operation; and

a receiver configured to receive, from at least one device including the second device, a discovery response message to the discovery request message,

wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit, to the second device, information related to performing of the positioning operation.

6. The first device of claim 5, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit, to a server, a notification message including information indicating that the second device has been discovered.

7. The first device of claim 5, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive, from the second device, information related to a location of the second device.

8. The first device of claim 7, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit, to a server, a notification message including the information related to the location of the second device.

9. A first device in a communication system supporting a device-to-device (D2D) scheme, the first device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a discovery request message including an application code for activating a positioning operation, and an identifier (ID) of a corresponding device;

a controller configured to determine the corresponding device to be a second device of which location information needs to be detected; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a discovery response message including a predetermined specific ID,

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive, from the second device, information related to performing the positioning operation by the second device.

10. The first device of claim 9,

wherein the controller is further configured to detect a measurement result based on the information related to performing the positioning operation by the second device, and

wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the measurement result to a server.

11. The first device of claim 10, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a positioning result for the second device from the server.

12. A second device in a communication system supporting a device-to-device (D2D) scheme, the second device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, from a first device, a discovery request message requesting activation of at least one of an urgent discovery operation or a positioning operation; and

a transmitter configured to transmit, to the first device, a discovery response message to the discovery request message,

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive, from the first device, information related to performing the positioning operation, and

wherein the second device includes a device of which location information needs to be detected.

13. The second device of claim 12, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit, to the first device, information related to a location of the second device.

14. A second device in a communication system supporting a device-to-device (D2D) scheme, the second device comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a discovery request message including an application code for activating a positioning operation, and an identifier (ID) of a corresponding device; and

a receiver configured to receive a discovery response message including a predetermined specific ID from the first device,

wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit, to the first device, information related to performing the positioning operation by the second device, and

wherein the second device includes a device of which location information needs to be detected.

15. The second device of claim 14, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit, to a server, a notification message including information indicating the first device has been discovered.