Device-to-device on-demand advertisement

• US 9,059,830 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2012
• Issued: 06/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Li, Qinghua, Li, Honggang, Fwu, Jong-Kae, Wong, Wendy, Huang, Rui
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US13/713,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20140036792A1
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/27 for locating or positioning the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0013 Rate matching, e.g. puncturing or repetition of code symbols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0659 by isolating or reconfiguring faulty entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0836 to enhance reliability, e.g. reduce downtime
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/306 Route determination based on the nature of the carried application
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25825 involving client display capabilities, e.g. screen resolution of a mobile phone optimising the visualisation of content during browsing in the Internet G06F16/9577; processing of terminal status or physical abilities in wireless networks H04W8/22; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/28 using beam steering
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/1443 between licensed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 : Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 : based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/246 : Connectivity information discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 : using user query or user detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 : Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/00 : Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes gain control in transmitters or power amplifiers H03G3/3042
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0209 : in terminal devices terminal devices per se H04W88/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0212 : managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is master and terminal is slave
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 : using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 : where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 : controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 : Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 : Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 : Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/16 : Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 : Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Embodiments of computer-implemented methods, systems, computing devices, and computer-readable media are described herein for device-to-device on-demand advertisement. In some embodiments, the method may include receiving a request for broadcasting an advertisement by a device-to-device (D2D) advertiser via a D2D communication protocol, requesting that an evolved NodeB (eNB) associated with the D2D advertiser allocate a resource for broadcasting the advertisement by the D2D advertiser, determining that the broadcasting the advertisement is no longer needed, and requesting that the eNB retrieve the allocated resource. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

one or more computer-readable media comprising instructions; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more computer-readable media and configured to execute the instructions to cause an evolved NodeB (eNB) to;

allocate a resource for broadcasting an advertisement by a device-to-device (D2D) advertiser via a D2D communication protocol, the advertisement being registered with an advertiser server; and

retrieve the allocated resource based on a communication provided to the eNB that indicates that the allocated resource is no longer needed for the broadcasting of the advertisement,

wherein the communication is provided by the D2D advertiser, a wireless device configured to receive the advertisement, or the advertiser server.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the eNB to forward a request for the advertisement, received from the wireless device, to the advertiser server.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the eNB to allocate the resource for broadcasting the advertisement based on a communication from the advertiser server that indicates that the advertisement requested by the wireless device is not being broadcasted.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the eNB to provide information associated with the advertisement to the wireless device based on a communication from the advertiser server that indicates that the advertisement requested by the wireless device is being broadcasted.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the information associated with the advertisement includes resource location, modulation and coding scheme, and security information for decoding the advertisement.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the eNB to inform the advertiser server or the wireless device of a status of the allocated resource.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the communication that indicates that the allocated resource is no longer needed for the broadcasting of the advertisement further indicates the wireless device is out of a range defined by the D2D communication protocol, the D2D advertiser has stopped broadcasting the advertisement, or the wireless device provided an indication that the broadcasted advertisement is no longer desired.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the D2D communication protocol includes at least one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®

, near field communication (NFC), Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication, or FlashLinq.

9. An apparatus to be hosted by a device-to-device advertiser, the apparatus comprising:

a first communication module configured to receive, from an evolved NodeB (eNB), information associated with a resource allocated for broadcasting an advertisement via a device-to-device (D2D) communication protocol; and

a second communication module configured to;

broadcast the advertisement on the allocated resource via the D2D communication protocol based on the received information; and

request that the eNB retrieve the allocated resource based on determination that the broadcast of the advertisement is no longer needed.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first communication module is further configured to communicate to the eNB a request to allocate the resource for broadcasting the advertisement.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second communication module is further configured to cease the broadcasting of the advertisement based on the determination that the broadcast of the advertisement is no longer needed.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second communication module is further configured to poll a wireless device that is an intended recipient of the advertisement.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the determination that the broadcast of the advertisement is no longer needed is further based on a response to the polling of the wireless device or absence of the response.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the polling and polling responses are conducted via a D2D polling channel and a D2D polling response channel respectively.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the determination indicating that the broadcasting the advertisement is no longer needed is further based on expiration of a timer associated with the broadcasting of the advertisement.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second communication module is further configured to:

receive, from a wireless device via a D2D inquiry channel, an inquiry associated with the advertisement; and

in response to the inquiry, communicate a request to the eNB to allocate the resource for broadcasting the advertisement,

wherein the D2D inquiry channel is provided by the eNB and configured to facilitate communications with the wireless device.

17. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second communication module is further configured to communicate, via a D2D announcement channel, a list of advertisements available for broadcasting, wherein the D2D announcement channel is provided by the eNB and is accessible by a wireless device.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second communication module is further configured to update the list of available advertisements that is communicated via the D2D announcement channel.

19. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the allocated resource is a D2D advertisement channel.

20. At least one non-transitory computing device-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon wherein the instructions, when executed on a computing device, cause a user equipment (UE) associated with the computing device to:

determine, from a list of broadcasted advertisements provided by a D2D advertiser over a D2D announcement channel, that an advertisement of interest is being broadcasted;

identify a D2D channel allocated for the advertisement of interest based on channel information associated with the broadcasted advertisement of interest and provided via the D2D announcement channel;

initiate reception of the advertisement of interest via the D2D advertisement channel; and

respond, via a D2D polling channel, to polling inquiries provided by the D2D advertiser until the polling inquiries are no longer detectable,

wherein the D2D inquiry communication channel, the D2D announcement channel, the D2D advertisement channel, and the D2D polling channel are provided by an evolved NodeB (eNB) associated with the D2D advertiser.

21. The at least one non-transitory computing device-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions, in response to execution on the computing device, further cause the UE to:

determine, from the list of broadcasted advertisements provided by the D2D advertiser over the D2D announcement channel, that the advertisement of interest is not broadcasted; and

submit to the D2D advertiser, over a D2D inquiry communication channel, a request for the advertisement of interest.

22. The at least one non-transitory computing device-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the broadcasting is enabled by a D2D communication protocol, wherein the D2D communication protocol includes at least one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®

, near field communication (NFC), Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication, or FlashLinq.

23. The at least one non-transitory computing device-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the UE is configured to communicate via the D2D communication protocol.

24. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, with a device-to-device (D2D) advertisement server, a request for broadcasting an advertisement by a D2D advertiser via a D2D communication protocol;

requesting, with the D2D advertisement server, that an evolved NodeB (eNB) associated with the D2D advertiser allocate a resource for broadcasting the advertisement by the D2D advertiser;

determining, with the D2D advertisement server, that the broadcasting the advertisement is no longer needed; and

requesting, with the D2D advertisement server, that the eNB retrieve the allocated resource.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 24, further comprising:

causing, with the D2D advertisement server, the D2D advertiser to stop the broadcasting.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 25, wherein causing the D2D advertiser to stop the broadcasting includes requesting, with the D2D advertisement server, that the eNB stop the broadcasting by the D2D advertiser.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 24, wherein the determining that the broadcasting the advertisement is no longer needed further includes receiving, with the D2D advertisement server, a notification that one or more wireless devices that were intended recipients of the advertisement are no longer within the range of the broadcast.

28. The computer-implemented method of claim 24, wherein the request for broadcasting the advertisement is provided by a wireless device configured to receive D2D communications from the D2D advertiser.

29. The computer-implemented method of claim 24, further comprising:

receiving, with the D2D advertisement server, information regarding a status of the resource allocation.