METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PERFORMING A DISCOVERY PROCEDURE
First Claim
1. A method of performing a discovery procedure for a Proximity-based Service (ProSe) by a User Equipment (UE) in a cellular communication system, the method comprising:
- scanning one or more Wireless Local Area Network Access Points (WLAN APs);
transmitting a scan result for the one or more WLAN APs to a cellular network entity; and
initiating the discovery procedure for the ProSe, if the discovery procedure for the ProSe is allowed by the cellular network entity as a response to the scan result.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for use in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a method of performing a discovery procedure for a ProSe and an apparatus therefore, in which the method comprises: scanning one or more Wireless Local Area Network Access Points (WLAN APs); transmitting a scan result for the one or more WLAN APs to a cellular network entity; and initiating the discovery procedure for the ProSe, if the discovery procedure for the ProSe is allowed by the cellular network entity as a response to the scan result.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of performing a discovery procedure for a Proximity-based Service (ProSe) by a User Equipment (UE) in a cellular communication system, the method comprising:
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scanning one or more Wireless Local Area Network Access Points (WLAN APs); transmitting a scan result for the one or more WLAN APs to a cellular network entity; and initiating the discovery procedure for the ProSe, if the discovery procedure for the ProSe is allowed by the cellular network entity as a response to the scan result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of performing a discovery procedure for a Proximity-based Service (ProSe) by a cellular network entity in a cellular communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving a first scan result for one or more first Wireless Local Area Network Access Points (WLAN APs) from a first User Equipment (UE); receiving a second scan result for one or more second WLAN APs from a second UE; and if there is one or more common WLAN APs between the one or more first WLAN APs and the one or more second WLAN APs, allowing the discovery procedure for the ProSe to at least one of the first UE and the second UE. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A User Equipment (UE) configured to perform a discovery procedure for a Proximity-based Service (ProSe) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) unit; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured; to scan one or more Wireless Local Area Network Access Points (WLAN APs), to transmit a scan result for the one or more WLAN APs to a cellular network entity, and to initiate the discovery procedure for the ProSe, if the discovery procedure for the ProSe is allowed by the cellular network entity as a response to the scan result. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cellular network entity configured to perform a discovery procedure for a Proximity-based Service (ProSe) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) unit; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured; to receive a first scan result for one or more first Wireless Local Area Network Access Points (WLAN APs) from a first User Equipment (UE), to receive a second scan result for one or more second WLAN APs from a second UE, and if there is one or more common WLAN APs between the one or more first WLAN APs and the one or more second WLAN APs, to allow the discovery procedure for the ProSe to at least one of the first UE and the second UE. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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