Communication terminal device, communication device, communication network server and method for controlling

• US 8,989,807 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2013
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Schmidt, Andreas, Bienas, Maik
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Application Number:
  US13/779,864
• Publication Number:
  US 20140243039A1
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: 455/552.1, 370/338
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 11/003 at the transmitter transmission to multiple receive units in multiple input multiple output [MIMO] H04B7/0452; transmit antenna weighting H04B7/0615
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• 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 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 using the level of interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

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.

Claims

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.

2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein the message comprises information to indicate whether the communication terminal is capable of providing the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication.

3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein the message comprises information to indicate whether the communication terminal is capable of providing the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication.

4. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein the message comprises information to indicate whether the communication terminal device is able to engage in direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication.

5. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein the message is part of a feature group indicator message to the E-UTRAN.

6. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein the circuit is to provide the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication according to one of the following:

a Bluetooth radio communication;

an Ultra Wide Band radio communication;

a Wireless Local Area Network radio communication; and

a Long Term Evolution-Direct communication.

7. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein the circuit is to add a further communication terminal device to a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication according to information received via the radio access network.

8. The communication terminal device according to claim 7,

wherein the network capability IE is further to indicate an ability 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 the mobile network operator'"'"'s core network based on information received via the radio access network.

9. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein the network capability IE is further to indicate an ability 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 the mobile network operator'"'"'s core network.

10. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein the network communication protocol includes non access communication protocol and access stratum communication protocol.

11. A communication terminal device comprising:

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.

12. The communication terminal device according to claim 11,

wherein the message comprises information to indicate whether the communication terminal is capable of providing the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication.

13. The communication terminal device according to claim 11,

wherein the message comprises information to indicate one or more types of wireless technologies the communication terminal device supports to provide direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication.

14. The communication terminal device according to claim 11,

wherein the message comprises information to indicate one or more types of wireless technologies the communication terminal device supports to provide the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication.

15. The communication terminal device according to claim 11,

wherein the message comprises information to indicate whether the communicate on terminal device is able to engage in direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication.

16. The communication terminal device according to claim 11,

wherein the message is part of a feature group indicator message to the radio access network.

17. The communication terminal device according to claim 16,

wherein the circuit is 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 the mobile network operator'"'"'s core network based on information received via the radio access network.

18. The communication terminal device according to claim 11,

wherein the short range radio communication circuit is to provide the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication according to one of the following:

a Bluetooth radio communication;

an Ultra Wide Band radio communication;

a Wireless Local Area Network radio communication; and

a Long Term Evolution-Direct communication.

19. The communication terminal device according to claim 11,

wherein the circuit is 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 the mobile network operator'"'"'s core network.

20. A communication network server of a core network, comprising:

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.

21. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions that, when executed, result in a user equipment (UE):

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.

22. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21, wherein the instructions, when executed, further result in the UE:

transmitting the message to a mobility management entity (MME) through the E-UTRAN.

23. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21, wherein the at least one parameter is to further indicate one or more D2D technologies supported by the UE.

24. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21, wherein the UE capability message is a non-access stratum communication protocol message.

25. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 21, wherein the at least one parameter is to indicate a capability of the UE to act as a mobile relay node.

26. A mobility management entity (MME) comprising:

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.

27. The MME of claim 26, wherein the controller is further to control an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) based on the stored capability information.

28. The MME of claim 26, wherein the controller is to receive the capability information as a non-access stratum communication protocol message from the UE.