Apparatus, Method and Article of Manufacture
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a signal from a transmitting terminal via a direct device-to-device communication connection, and to receive a cellular reference signal from a cellular network;
a processor configured to measure a time difference between the received signal and the cellular reference signal; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the result of the measured time difference to the transmitting terminal for adjusting device-to-device transmission timing of the transmitting terminal.
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Abstract
There is provided an apparatus including a receiver configured to receive a signal from a transmitting terminal via a direct device-to-device communication connection, and to receive a cellular reference signal from a cellular network; a processor configured to measure a time difference between the received signal and the cellular reference signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the result of the measured time difference to the transmitting terminal for adjusting device-to-device transmission timing of the transmitting terminal.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a signal from a transmitting terminal via a direct device-to-device communication connection, and to receive a cellular reference signal from a cellular network; a processor configured to measure a time difference between the received signal and the cellular reference signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the result of the measured time difference to the transmitting terminal for adjusting device-to-device transmission timing of the transmitting terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit a signal to a receiving terminal via a direct device-to-device communication connection for enabling the receiving terminal to measure a time difference between the transmitted signal and a cellular reference signal of a cellular network; a receiver configured to receive the result of the measured time difference from the receiving terminal; and a processor configured to adjust device-to-device transmission timing of the apparatus on the basis of the received result of the measured time difference. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a signal from a transmitting terminal via a direct device-to-device communication connection, and receiving a cellular reference signal from a cellular network; measuring a time difference between the received signal and the cellular reference signal; and transmitting the result of the measured time difference to the transmitting terminal for adjusting device-to-device transmission timing of the transmitting terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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transmitting a signal to a receiving terminal via a direct device-to-device communication connection for enabling the receiving terminal to measure a time difference between the transmitted signal and a cellular reference signal of a cellular network; receiving the result of the measured time difference from the receiving terminal; and adjusting device-to-device transmission timing of the apparatus on the basis of the received result of the measured time difference. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An article of manufacture, comprising a computer readable medium and embodying program instructions thereon, executable by a computer operably coupled to a memory and, when executed by the computer, carry out the functions of:
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receiving a signal from a transmitting terminal via a direct device-to-device communication connection, and receiving a cellular reference signal from a cellular network; measuring a time difference between the received signal and the cellular reference signal; and transmitting the result of the measured time difference to the transmitting terminal for adjusting device-to-device transmission timing of the transmitting terminal. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to perform a pairing process of a first terminal and a second terminal for a direct device-to-device communication connection; a receiver configured to receive from the first terminal a result of a measured time difference between a signal from the second terminal and a cellular reference signal from a cellular network; and a transmitter configured to transmit the result of the measured time difference to the second terminal for adjusting device-to-device transmission timing of the second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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