ACCESSING LOCALIZED APPLICATIONS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

• US 20170188383A1
• Filed: 03/15/2017
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pelletier, Ghyslain, Pani, Diana
• Granted Patent: US 10,064,211 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/03 Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a system information block (SIB) associated with proximity related localized applications broadcasted by an eNodeB. The WTRU may receive in response to sent location information, a proximity detection associated with another WTRU associated with the proximity related localized application. The transceiver may also receive scheduling information for a proximity related localized application and for other applications where a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) is for scheduling information for the proximity related localized application and a second RNTI is for scheduling information for the other applications.

Claims

1. A method performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

receiving, by the WTRU, a system information block (SIB) associated with proximity related localized applications broadcasted by an eNodeB;

sending, by the WTRU in association with a proximity related localized application, location information of the WTRU to the eNodeB;

receiving, by the WTRU in response to the sending of the location information, a proximity detection associated with another WTRU associated with the proximity related localized application; and

receiving, by the WTRU, scheduling information for the proximity related localized application and for other applications, wherein a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) is for scheduling information for the proximity related localized application and a second RNTI is for scheduling information for the other applications.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the scheduling information for the proximity related localized application uses a different downlink control information format than the scheduling information for the other applications.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the scheduling information for the proximity related localized application is for direct WTRU to WTRU communication.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting discovery signals by the WTRU so that another WTRU discovers the WTRU for WTRU to WTRU communication.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

registering, by the WTRU, for the proximity related localized application.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

detecting a discover signal from another WTRU by the WTRU in an idle mode.

7. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive a system information block (SIB) associated with proximity related localized applications broadcasted by an eNodeB;

a processor configured to send, in association with a proximity related localized application, location information of the WTRU to the eNodeB;

the transceiver further configured to receive, in response to the sent location information, a proximity detection associated with another WTRU associated with the proximity related localized application; and

the transceiver further configured to receive scheduling information for the proximity related localized application and for other applications, wherein a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) is for scheduling information for the proximity related localized application and a second RNTI is for scheduling information for the other applications.

8. The WTRU of claim 7, wherein the scheduling information for the proximity related localized application uses a different downlink control information format than the scheduling information for the other applications.

9. The WTRU of claim 7, wherein the scheduling information for the proximity related localized application is for direct WTRU to WTRU communication.

10. The WTRU of claim 7 further comprising:

the transceiver configured to transmit discovery signals so that another WTRU discovers the WTRU for WTRU to WTRU communication.

11. The WTRU of claim 7 further comprising:

the processor configured to register for the proximity related localized application.

12. The WTRU of claim 7 further comprising:

the processor configured to detect a discover signal from another WTRU by the WTRU in an idle mode.

13. An eNodeB comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a system information block (SIB) associated with proximity related localized applications;

a receiver configured to receive, in association with a proximity related localized application, location information of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU);

the transmitter is further configured to transmit, in response to the received location information, a proximity detection associated with another WTRU associated with the proximity related localized application; and

the transmitter is further configured to transmit scheduling information for the proximity related localized application and for other applications, wherein a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) is for scheduling information for the proximity related localized application and a second RNTI is for scheduling information for the other applications.

14. The eNodeB of claim 13, wherein the scheduling information for the proximity related localized application uses a different downlink control information format than the scheduling information for the other applications.

15. The eNodeB of claim 13, wherein the scheduling information for the proximity related localized application is for direct WTRU to WTRU communication.