Content-based delivery service

• US 10,616,748 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2015
• Issued: 04/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Van Phan, Vinh, Yu, Ling, Horneman, Kari Veikko
• Primary Examiner(s): Lai, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US15/569,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20180152807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,799 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

There is provided a method comprising: receiving a request for a content-based delivery service from at least one first user device of a plurality of user devices with device-to-device communications capability for a delivery of an information element; obtaining information in relation to the delivery of the information element; determining, based on the obtained information in relation to the delivery, if the information element is to be delivered using an access node or at least one second user device or both the access node and the at least one second user device or if information on absence of the requested information element is conveyed, and in response to the determination, carrying out resource configuration for the delivery of the information element or for conveyance of the information on the absence of the requested information element by using the content-based delivery service.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a user device, a request for a delivery of content or an information element by using a content-based delivery service;

in response to the request, determining a negative or positive indication on delivery capability in relation to the requested content or information element, wherein the positive indication indicates that the user device is aware of a location of the requested content or information element and the negative indication indicates that the user device is not aware of the location of the requested content or information element;

in response to transmitting the positive indication, receiving resource configuration for the delivery of the requested content or information element by using the content-based delivery service; and

carrying out the delivery of the requested content or information element by using the content-based delivery service via an access node or directly to at least one target user device by using device-to-device communications according to the resource configuration.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting either the negative indication or the positive indication to an access node or a user device.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a confirmation on the receiving the resource configuration.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

carrying out a discovery to at least one other apparatus in relation to the request for the content-based delivery service and the delivery of the requested content or information element according to a request.

5. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive a request for a delivery of content or an information element by using a content-based delivery service;

in response to the request, determine a negative or positive indication on delivery capability in relation to the requested content or information element, and wherein the positive indication indicates that the user device is aware of a location of the requested content or information element and the negative indication indicates that the user device is not aware of the location of the requested content or information element;

in response to transmitting the positive indication, receive resource configuration for the delivery of the requested content or information element by using the content-based delivery service; and

carry out the delivery of the requested content or information element by using the content-based delivery service via an access node or directly to at least one target user device by using device-to-device communications according to the resource configuration.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising causing the apparatus to:

transmit either the negative indication or the positive indication to an access node or a user device.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising causing the apparatus to:

transmit a confirmation on the receiving the resource configuration.

8. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising causing the apparatus to:

carry out a discovery to at least one other apparatus in relation to the request for the content-based delivery service and the delivery of the requested content or information element according to a request.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising program code portions for controlling executing of a process, the process comprising:

receiving, by a user device, a request for a delivery of content or an information element by using a content-based delivery service;

in response to the request, determining a negative or positive indication on delivery capability in relation to the requested content or information element, wherein the positive indication indicates that the user device is aware of a location of the requested content or information element and the negative indication indicates that the user device is not aware of the location of the requested content or information element;

in response to transmitting the positive indication, receiving resource configuration for the delivery of the requested content or information element by using the content-based delivery service; and

carrying out the delivery of the requested content or information element by using the content-based delivery service via an access node or directly to at least one target user device by using device-to-device communications according to the resource configuration.

10. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting either the negative indication or the positive indication to an access node or a user device.

11. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting a confirmation on the receiving the resource configuration.

12. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, further comprising:

carrying out a discovery to at least one other apparatus in relation to the request for the content-based delivery service and the delivery of the requested content or information element according to a request.