APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING AD-HOC MODE CONNECTION USING CELLULAR NETWORK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20090323659A1
• Filed: 06/05/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: ZHANG, Jinghua
• Granted Patent: US 8,363,609 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for establishing an ad-hoc mode connection in a cellular wireless communication system are provided. In the method, a request message requesting an ad-hoc mode connection with a counterpart mobile terminal is transmitted to a base station in a cellular network. A Service Set Identifier (SSID) and Internet Protocol (IP) address information are received from the base station. The ad-hoc mode connection with the counterpart mobile terminal is established using the SSID and IP address information.

Claims

1. A method for operating a mobile terminal in a cellular wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a request message requesting an ad-hoc mode connection with a counterpart mobile terminal to a base station in a cellular network;

receiving a Service Set IDentifier (SSID) and Internet Protocol (IP) address information from the base station; and

establishing the ad-hoc mode connection with the counterpart mobile terminal using the SSID and the IP address information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the request message comprising a phone number of the counterpart mobile terminal as identification of the counterpart mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting to and the receiving from the base station is performed via a Short Message Service (SMS) channel.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recognizing that the ad-hoc mode connection with the counterpart mobile terminal is instructed by a user based on an actuation of a key by the user.

5. A method for operating a mobile terminal in a cellular wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a request message requesting acceptance of an ad-hoc mode connection with a counterpart mobile terminal from a base station in a cellular network;

transmitting a confirmation message informing of the acceptance to the base station when the ad-hoc mode connection is acceptable;

receiving a Service Set IDentifier (SSID) and Internet Protocol (IP) address information from the base station; and

establishing the ad-hoc mode connection with the counterpart mobile terminal using the SSID and the IP address information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the transmitting to and the receiving from the base station is performed via a Short Message Service (SMS) channel.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

when the request message is received, displaying a query on a screen of a display unit for querying a user whether to accept a connection request; and

determining whether the connection request is accepted by the user based on an actuation of a key by the user.

8. A method for operating a base station in a cellular wireless communication system, the method comprising:

confirming a request and acceptance of a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal that intend to establish an ad-hoc mode connection;

setting a Service Set IDentifier (SSID) and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for the ad-hoc mode connection of the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal; and

transmitting the SSID and the IP addresses to the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the confirming of the request and acceptance comprises:

receiving a request message requesting the ad-hoc mode connection from the first mobile terminal;

transmitting the request message to the second mobile terminal; and

receiving a confirmation message accepting the ad-hoc mode connection from the second mobile terminal.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein information exchange with the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal is performed via a Short Message Service (SMS) channel.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the setting of the SSID and the IP addresses comprises:

determining which SSIDs and IP addresses are in use by searching in a database;

generating a new SSID; and

assigning unused IP addresses.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising storing the SSID and the IP addresses set for the ad-hoc mode connection of the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal in the database.

13. An apparatus of a mobile terminal in a cellular wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a cellular communication unit for transmitting a request message requesting an ad-hoc mode connection with a counterpart mobile terminal to a base station in a cellular network, and for receiving a Service Set IDentifier (SSID) and Internet Protocol (IP) address information from the base station; and

a controller for establishing the ad-hoc mode connection with the counterpart mobile terminal using the SSID and the IP address information.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the controller generates the request message comprising a phone number of the counterpart mobile terminal as identification of the counterpart mobile terminal.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the cellular communication unit transmits to and receives from the base station via a Short Message Service (SMS) channel.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the controller recognizes that the ad-hoc mode connection with the counterpart mobile terminal is instructed by a user based on an actuation of a key by the user.

17. An apparatus of a mobile terminal in a cellular wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a cellular communication unit for receiving a request message requesting acceptance of an ad-hoc mode connection with a counterpart mobile terminal from a base station in a cellular network, and when the ad-hoc mode connection is acceptable, for transmitting a confirmation message informing of the acceptance to the base station, and for receiving a Service Set IDentifier (SSID) and Internet Protocol (IP) address information from the base station; and

a controller for establishing the ad-hoc mode connection with the counterpart mobile terminal using the SSID and the IP address information.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the cellular communication unit transmits to and receives from the base station via a Short Message Service (SMS) channel.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:

a display unit for displaying a query on a screen for querying a user whether to accept a connection request, when the request message is received,

wherein the controller determines whether the connection request is accepted by the user based on an actuation of a key by the user.

20. An apparatus of a base station in a cellular wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a controller for confirming a request and acceptance of a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal that intend to establish an ad-hoc mode connection;

a manager for setting a Service Set IDentifier (SSID) and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for the ad-hoc mode connection of the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal; and

a communication unit for transmitting the SSID and the IP addresses to the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the communication unit receives a request message requesting the ad-hoc mode connection from the first mobile terminal, transmits the request message to the second mobile terminal, and receives a confirmation message accepting the ad-hoc mode connection from the second mobile terminal.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the communication unit exchanges information with the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal via a Short Message Service (SMS) channel.

23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the manager determines which SSIDs and IP addresses are in use by searching in a database, generates a new SSID, and assigns unused IP addresses.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the manager stores the SSID and the IP addresses set for the ad-hoc mode connection of the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal in the database.