Communication terminal device, communication device, communication network server and method for controlling
First Claim
1. A communication terminal device comprising:
- a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology employed by an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN);
a circuit to provide a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication that is to bypass the E-UTRAN according to information received via the E UTRAN; and
a message generator to generate a message to transmit to an enhanced node B (eNB) of the E-UTRAN, wherein the message includes at least one message field to specify information of at least one capability to provide the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication of the communication terminal device, wherein the message is generated for a network communication protocol,wherein the message includes a network capability information element (IE) to indicate whether the communication terminal device is able to detect a proximate communication terminal device for direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication.
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Abstract
In various aspects of this disclosure, a communication terminal device may be provided. The communication terminal device may include a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit. The cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit may be configured to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology. The communication terminal device may further include a circuit. The circuit may be configured to provide a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication bypassing a radio access network according to information received via the radio access network. The communication terminal device may further include a message generator. The message generator may be configured to generate a message to transmit to a base station. The message may include at least one message field specifying information about at least one capability to provide the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication of the communication terminal device. The message may be generated for a network communication protocol.
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28 Claims
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1. A communication terminal device comprising:
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a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology employed by an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN); a circuit to provide a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication that is to bypass the E-UTRAN according to information received via the E UTRAN; and a message generator to generate a message to transmit to an enhanced node B (eNB) of the E-UTRAN, wherein the message includes at least one message field to specify information of at least one capability to provide the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication of the communication terminal device, wherein the message is generated for a network communication protocol, wherein the message includes a network capability information element (IE) to indicate whether the communication terminal device is able to detect a proximate communication terminal device for direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication terminal device comprising:
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a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit to provide a communication connection according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology employed by an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN); a circuit to provide a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication connection bypassing the E-UTRAN according to information received via the E-UTRAN, wherein the information comprises instructions to control a switching from the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication connection to a cellular wide area radio communication connection or from the cellular wide area radio communication connection to a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication connection; and a message generator to generate a message to transmit to an enhanced node B of the E-UTRAN, wherein the message includes at least one message field to specify information about at least one capability to provide the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication of the communication terminal device, wherein the message includes a network capability information element (IE) to indicate whether the communication terminal device is able to offer a connection to other communication terminal devices that are connected to the communication terminal device via the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication to connect into a mobile network operator'"'"'s core network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication network server of a core network, comprising:
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a storage circuit to store information received from a communication device; wherein the information relates to user data of a communication terminal capable to provide a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication, wherein the information is to indicate whether the communication device is able to detect a proximate communication device for direct communication device to communication device communication.
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21. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions that, when executed, result in a user equipment (UE):
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generating a UE capability message that includes at least one parameter to indicate a capability of the UE to detect a proximate device with which the UE may engage in direct device-to-device (D2D) communication; transmitting the message to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) using a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit of the UE; and receiving information from the E-UTRAN to facilitate detection of a proximate device and/or engagement in direct D2D communication. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A mobility management entity (MME) comprising:
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a controller to receive capability information to indicate a capability of a user equipment (UE) to detect a proximate device with which the UE may engage in direct device-to-device (D2D) communication; and a storage circuit to store the received capability information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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