SUPPORTING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN A RICH COMMUNICATION SERVICE CONTEXT
First Claim
1. A method for a first device, the method comprising:
- sending, to a network node, first device-to-device capability information for the first device, the first device-to-device capability information being associated with device-to-device functionality supported by the first device; and
receiving, from the network node, second device-to-device capability information for a second device associated with a contact stored in the first device, the second device-to-device capability information being associated with device-to-device functionality supported by the second device.
8 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to support device-to-device communication in a rich communication service context are disclosed. Some example methods disclosed herein include sending, to a network node, first device-to-device capability information for a first device, the first device-to-device capability information being associated with device-to-device functionality supported by the first device, and receiving, from the network node, second device-to-device capability information for a second device associated with a contact stored in the first device, the second device-to-device capability information being associated with device-to-device functionality supported by the second device. Other example methods disclosed herein include receiving, from a first device, first device-to-device capability information for the first device, and sending, to the first device, second device-to-device capability information for a second device associated with a contact stored in the first device.
-
Citations
44 Claims
-
1. A method for a first device, the method comprising:
-
sending, to a network node, first device-to-device capability information for the first device, the first device-to-device capability information being associated with device-to-device functionality supported by the first device; and receiving, from the network node, second device-to-device capability information for a second device associated with a contact stored in the first device, the second device-to-device capability information being associated with device-to-device functionality supported by the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13-36. -36. (canceled)
-
37. A method for a network, the method comprising:
-
receiving, from a first device, first device-to-device capability information for the first device, the first device-to-device capability information being associated with device-to-device functionality supported by the first device; and sending, to the first device, second device-to-device capability information for a second device associated with a contact stored in the first device, the second device-to-device capability information being associated with device-to-device functionality supported by the second device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
-
-
44-57. -57. (canceled)
Specification