COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A communications device comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device communications;
a receiver configured to receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface; and
a controller configured to control the transmitter and the receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals in accordance with a device to device communications, wherein the controller is provided with at least one ofan indication of one or more first communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be allocated on request to the communications device by a mobile communications network for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices in accordance with the first mode of operation, when the communicating device is within a coverage area provided by the mobile communications network, andan indication of one or more second communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be used by the communications device for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices in accordance with a second mode of operation using device to device communications protocol, when the communications device is within the coverage area provided by the mobile communications network, andthe controller is configured in combination with the transmitter and the receiver toreceive, from the mobile communications network, an indication of whether the communications device can use at least one of the first communications resources of the wireless access interface for performing device-to-device communications in accordance with the first mode of operation or the second communications resources of the wireless access interface for performing device to device communications in accordance with the second mode of operation; and
depending on the indication provided by the mobile communications network and the configuration of the one or more of the first communications resources, transmit signals to the one or more other communications devices via the first communications resources allocated by the mobile communications network in accordance with a first mode of operation or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices via the first communications resources, ordepending on the indication provided by the mobile communications network and the configuration of the one or more of the second communications resources, transmit signals to the one or more other communications devices via the second communications resources or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices via the second communications resources in accordance with the second mode of operation, using the device to device communications protocol.
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Abstract
A communications device, and method, is configured with at least one of an indication of first communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be allocated on request to the communications device by a mobile communications network for transmitting signals in one or more other communications devices in accordance with the first mode of operation or an indication of second communications resources of the wireless access interface, which can be used by the communications device for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices in accordance with a second mode of operation using a device to device communications protocol.
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19 Claims
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1. A communications device comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device communications; a receiver configured to receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface; and a controller configured to control the transmitter and the receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals in accordance with a device to device communications, wherein the controller is provided with at least one of an indication of one or more first communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be allocated on request to the communications device by a mobile communications network for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices in accordance with the first mode of operation, when the communicating device is within a coverage area provided by the mobile communications network, and an indication of one or more second communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be used by the communications device for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices in accordance with a second mode of operation using device to device communications protocol, when the communications device is within the coverage area provided by the mobile communications network, and the controller is configured in combination with the transmitter and the receiver to receive, from the mobile communications network, an indication of whether the communications device can use at least one of the first communications resources of the wireless access interface for performing device-to-device communications in accordance with the first mode of operation or the second communications resources of the wireless access interface for performing device to device communications in accordance with the second mode of operation; and depending on the indication provided by the mobile communications network and the configuration of the one or more of the first communications resources, transmit signals to the one or more other communications devices via the first communications resources allocated by the mobile communications network in accordance with a first mode of operation or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices via the first communications resources, or depending on the indication provided by the mobile communications network and the configuration of the one or more of the second communications resources, transmit signals to the one or more other communications devices via the second communications resources or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices via the second communications resources in accordance with the second mode of operation, using the device to device communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An infrastructure equipment for forming part of a mobile communications network, the infrastructure equipment comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit signals to communications devices via a wireless access interface; a receiver configured to receive signals from to the communications devices via the wireless access interface; and a controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to form the wireless access interface for transmitting or to receiving the signals to the one or more communications devices, wherein the controller is configured in combination with the transmitter to transmit an indication to each of one or more of the communications devices identifying whether the communications device, is allowed to access at least one of first communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be allocated, on request to the communications device by the infrastructure equipment for transmitting signals from the communications device to one or more others of the communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices is accordance with the first mode of operation, when the communications device is within a coverage area provided by the infrastructure equipment, or second communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be used by the communications device for transmitting signals to one or more others of the communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices in accordance with a second mode of operation using device to device communications protocol, when the communications device is within the coverage area provided by the mobile communications network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communications device comprising:
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transmitter configured to transmit signals to ones or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device communications; receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface; and controller circuitry for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals in accordance with a device to device communications, wherein the controller circuitry is provided with at least one of an indication of one or more first communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be allocated on request to the communications device by a mobile communications network for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices in accordance with the first mode of operation, when the communications device is within a coverage area provided by the mobile communications network, and an indication of one or more second communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be used by the communications device for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices in accordance with a second mode of operation using device to device communications protocol, when the communications device is within the coverage area provided by the mobile communications network, and the controller circuitry is configured in combination with the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitry to receive, from the mobile communications network, an indication of whether the communications device can use at least one of the first communications resources of the wireless access interface for performing device-to-device communications in accordance with the first mode of operation or the second communications resources of the wireless access interface for performing device to device communications in accordance with the second mode of operation, and depending on the indication provided by the mobile communications network and the configuration of the one or more of the first resources, transmit signals to the one or more other communications devices via the first communications resources allocated by the mobile communications network in accordance with a first mode of operation or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices via the first communications resources, or depending on the indication, provided by the mobile communications network and the configuration of the one or more of the second communications resources, transmit signals to the one or more other communications devices via the second communications resources or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices via the second communications resources in accordance with the second mode of using the device to device communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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