METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS MODES OF OPERATION
    71.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS MODES OF OPERATION 有权
    支持多种通信操作模式的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090040996A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-12

    申请号:US12246922

    申请日:2008-10-07

    IPC分类号: H04J1/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple modes of communication operation, e.g., with different parameters and/or frequency bands being used in the different modes of operation are described. One or more adjustments are made based on a signal or signals received in a first frequency band from a second communications device, e.g., an access router with reliable timing. The communications device selects between and operates in either the first frequency band, e.g., a WAN frequency band, or in a second frequency band, e.g., a LAN frequency band. The WAN and LAN frequency bands may be non-overlapping. One or more parameters used in the second frequency band have a predetermined relationship to one or more parameters used for communications in the first frequency band making the adjustment based on the signal received in the first frequency band relevant and useful to support communications in the second frequency band.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于支持多种通信操作模式的方法和装置,例如在不同的操作模式中使用不同的参数和/或频带。 基于来自第二通信设备(例如具有可靠定时的接入路由器)在第一频带中接收的信号或信号进行一个或多个调整。 通信设备在第一频带(例如,WAN频带)中或在第二频带(例如,LAN频带)中进行选择和操作。 WAN和LAN频段可能不重叠。 在第二频带中使用的一个或多个参数与用于第一频带中的通信的一个或多个参数具有预定关系,从而基于在第一频带中接收到的信号进行调整,该信号相关并且有助于支持第二频率中的通信 带。

    PERFORMING PAGING IN A WIRELESS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK
    72.
    发明申请
    PERFORMING PAGING IN A WIRELESS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK 有权
    在无线对等网络中执行寻呼

    公开(公告)号:US20090017843A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-15

    申请号:US11775461

    申请日:2007-07-10

    IPC分类号: H04Q7/20

    摘要: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate paging within a peer-to-peer communication network. A first wireless terminal monitors the paging channel of a wide area network. When a second wireless terminal intends to establish a peer-to-peer connection with the first wireless terminal, the second wireless terminal generates a paging message and transfers the message to the WAN, which routes the paging message to a base station. The base station uses its paging channel to send a paging message to the target first wireless terminal. The paging message indicates to the target first wireless terminal that the second wireless terminal intends to establish a peer-to-peer connection with the first wireless terminal. The paging message may further include parameters to be used to establish the peer-to-peer connection. Upon reception of the paging message, the second wireless terminal sends a signal directly to the first wireless terminal to start the direct peer-to-peer communication.

    摘要翻译: 描述了促进对等通信网络内的寻呼的系统和方法。 第一无线终端监视广域网的寻呼信道。 当第二无线终端意图与第一无线终端建立点对点连接时,第二无线终端生成寻呼消息,并将该消息传送到WAN,将该寻呼消息路由到基站。 基站使用其寻呼信道向目标第一无线终端发送寻呼消息。 寻呼消息向目标第一无线终端指示第二无线终端旨在建立与第一无线终端的对等连接。 寻呼消息还可以包括用于建立对等连接的参数。 在接收到寻呼消息时,第二无线终端直接向第一无线终端发送信号以开始直接对等通信。

    Methods and apparatus for triggering cooperative positioning or learning in a wireless network
    74.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for triggering cooperative positioning or learning in a wireless network 有权
    用于触发无线网络中协同定位或学习的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09482734B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-01

    申请号:US13073840

    申请日:2011-03-28

    摘要: One or more bits are used in peer discovery signals to signal a device's ability and/or willingness to participate in a cooperative manner with regard to one or more mobile device location determination related operations. In some embodiments, the one or more bits are located at predetermined locations within a header portion of a peer discovery signal. Different bits, in some embodiments, are associated with different specific cooperative location determination related operations. The peer discovery signal is transmitted, e.g., broadcast, periodically or on some predetermined basis by a mobile wireless communications device. In this manner, a device listening to the peer discovery signals can determine other devices' willingness to perform particular location discovery related operations with very little signaling overhead.

    摘要翻译: 在一个或多个移动设备位置确定相关操作中,在对等体发现信号中使用一个或多个比特来表示设备的能力和/或以协作方式参与的愿意。 在一些实施例中,一个或多个比特位于对等体发现信号的报头部分内的预定位置。 在一些实施例中,不同的位与不同的具体协作位置确定相关的操作相关联。 通过移动无线通信设备周期性地或在某些预定的基础上发送对等体发现信号,例如广播。 以这种方式,监听对等体发现信号的设备可以以非常少的信令开销来确定其他设备执行特定位置发现相关操作的意愿。

    Relay assisted peer discovery
    75.
    发明授权
    Relay assisted peer discovery 有权
    中继辅助对等体发现

    公开(公告)号:US09258692B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-09

    申请号:US13544868

    申请日:2012-07-09

    摘要: Techniques for enabling relay assisted peer discovery in a wireless communication network are disclosed. A relay may receive, from at least one user equipment (UE), at least one hashed expression to transmit. Further, a relay may compute a time dependent hash of the at least one hashed expression to transmit. The relay may broadcast, and the second UEs may receive, the time dependent hash of the at least one hashed expression. The UE may be, for example, an eNodeB. The hashed expression may be a time varied hashed expression.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于在无线通信网络中实现中继辅助对等体发现的技术。 中继站可以从至少一个用户设备(UE)接收至少一个要散播的散列表达式。 此外,中继器可以计算要发送的至少一个散列表达式的时间相关散列。 中继可以广播,并且第二UE可以接收至少一个散列表达式的时间相关散列。 UE可以是例如eNodeB。 散列表达式可能是时间变化的散列表达式。

    RELAY ASSISTED PEER DISCOVERY
    76.
    发明申请
    RELAY ASSISTED PEER DISCOVERY 有权
    继电器辅助发现

    公开(公告)号:US20140010108A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-09

    申请号:US13544868

    申请日:2012-07-09

    IPC分类号: H04W8/00

    摘要: Techniques for enabling relay assisted peer discovery in a wireless communication network are disclosed. A relay may receive, from at least one user equipment (UE), at least one hashed expression to transmit. Further, a relay may compute a time dependent hash of the at least one hashed expression to transmit. The relay may broadcast, and the second UEs may receive, the time dependent hash of the at least one hashed expression. The UE may be, for example, an eNodeB. The hashed expression may be a time varied hashed expression.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于在无线通信网络中实现中继辅助对等体发现的技术。 中继站可以从至少一个用户设备(UE)接收至少一个要散播的散列表达式。 此外,中继器可以计算要发送的至少一个散列表达式的时间相关散列。 中继可以广播,并且第二UE可以接收至少一个散列表达式的时间相关散列。 UE可以是例如eNodeB。 散列表达式可能是时间变化的散列表达式。

    Methods and apparatus related to peer discovery and/or paging in peer to peer wireless communications
    77.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus related to peer discovery and/or paging in peer to peer wireless communications 失效
    与对等无线通信中的对等体发现和/或寻呼有关的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08601156B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-03

    申请号:US11774214

    申请日:2007-07-06

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. A peer to peer timing structure is implemented which includes recurring peer discovery intervals and traffic intervals. During a peer discovery interval, a wireless communications device, supporting peer to peer communications, monitors for and receives a broadcast signal from another peer wireless communications device, recovers an identifier from the received broadcast signal, and stores the received identifier in memory. The identifier is one of a device identifier and a user identifier. The wireless communications device maintains a list of discovered identifiers in its vicinity. In some embodiments, paging intervals are also included in the recurring peer to peer timing structure. In various embodiments, a wireless communications device receives or sends a page to a peer node prior to sending or receiving user data in a traffic interval. Various features are directed to peer paging protocol implementations.

    摘要翻译: 描述了与对等通信网络相关的方法和设备。 实现了对等定时结构,包括循环对等体发现间隔和业务间隔。 在对等设备发现间隔期间,支持对等通信的无线通信设备监视来自另一对等无线通信设备的广播信号并从接收的广播信号中恢复标识符,并将接收的标识符存储在存储器中。 标识符是设备标识符和用户标识符之一。 无线通信设备在其附近维护发现的标识符的列表。 在一些实施例中,寻呼间隔也包括在循环对等定时结构中。 在各种实施例中,无线通信设备在业务间隔内发送或接收用户数据之前,将页面接收或发送到对等节点。 各种特征针对对等寻呼协议实现。

    Communications methods and apparatus related to synchronization with respect to a peer to peer timing structure
    78.
    发明授权
    Communications methods and apparatus related to synchronization with respect to a peer to peer timing structure 有权
    与对等定时结构的同步相关的通信方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08599823B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-03

    申请号:US11774176

    申请日:2007-07-06

    摘要: Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. A peer to peer timing structure is implemented which includes recurring peer discovery intervals and traffic intervals. Some embodiments further include recurring paging intervals for peer to peer pages. A wireless communications device, supporting peer to peer communications and storing information defining the timing structure, determines a time reference point, facilitating a coarse level of synchronization with respect to the timing structure. The time reference point is determined based on a broadcast signal received from a communications device, e.g., a satellite, base station, or beacon signal transmitter. Multiple peer to peer wireless communications devices in a local vicinity thus obtain the same basic understanding as to the current relative point in time with respect to a common recurring peer to peer timing structure. Peer to peer timing synchronization is further refined based on received signals communicated between peers.

    摘要翻译: 描述了与对等通信网络相关的方法和设备。 实现了对等定时结构,包括循环对等体发现间隔和业务间隔。 一些实施例还包括对等页面的循环寻呼间隔。 支持对等通信并且存储定义定时结构的信息的无线通信设备确定时间参考点,有助于相对于定时结构的粗略级别的同步。 基于从通信设备(例如,卫星,基站或信标信号发射机)接收的广播信号来确定时间参考点。 本地区域中的多个对等无线通信设备因此获得与当前相对时间点相对于常见的重复对等定时结构相同的基本理解。 基于在对等体之间传送的接收信号,对等定时同步进一步改进。

    Methods and apparatus for using multiple frequency bands for communication
    79.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for using multiple frequency bands for communication 有权
    使用多个频带进行通信的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08078111B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-13

    申请号:US12195663

    申请日:2008-08-21

    IPC分类号: H04B1/00 H04B15/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for using different frequency bands are described. In some embodiments a first frequency band which is a licensed spectrum frequency band is used for peer discovery, device authentication, session establishment between peer devices and/or supporting an ongoing communications through control signaling. When available, a second frequency band, e.g., an unlicensed public frequency band is used for communicating data while the communications session is maintained using one or more control signals communicated in the first frequency band. Data and control signaling may be performed on a time division basis during a time period in which data is communicated.

    摘要翻译: 描述了使用不同频带的方法和装置。 在一些实施例中,作为授权频谱频带的第一频带用于对等体发现,设备认证,对等设备之间的会话建立和/或通过控制信令支持正在进行的通信。 当可用时,使用在第一频带中传送的一个或多个控制信号来维持通信会话时,第二频带,例如,未许可的公共频带用于通信数据。 数据和控制信令可以在传送数据的时间周期内以时分方式执行。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS SUPPORTING LOAD BALANCING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
    80.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS SUPPORTING LOAD BALANCING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM 有权
    在无线通信系统中支持负载均衡的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110292884A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-01

    申请号:US12787449

    申请日:2010-05-26

    IPC分类号: H04W72/12

    摘要: Methods and apparatus supporting load balancing in a wireless communications system implementing decentralized control are described. Different channels, e.g., unused TV channels, are available in different locations for use for communications. Various communications technologies, e.g., WiFi, 3G Blue-Tooth, etc., may be supported by a communications device and may be allowed to be used on the available channels. A wireless communications device evaluates its current local environment, e.g., estimating potential rates that it may use and/or estimating latency, for each of a plurality of available alternative channel/technology combinations. The wireless communications device selects a channel and technology combination to use as a function of its estimates. The wireless communications device uses its selected channel and technology combination for communications, e.g., for peer to peer communications including direct peer to peer traffic signaling as part of a local peer to peer network.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在实现分散控制的无线通信系统中支持负载平衡的方法和装置。 不同的频道,例如未使用的电视频道,可用于不同的位置,以用于通信。 诸如WiFi,3G蓝牙等各种通信技术可以由通信设备支持,并且可以允许在可用信道上使用。 无线通信设备评估其当前的本地环境,例如,估计可能使用的潜在速率和/或估计多个可用备选信道/技术组合中的每一个的等待时间。 无线通信设备选择信道和技术组合作为其估计的函数使用。 无线通信设备使用其所选择的信道和技术组合进行通信,例如用于对等通信,包括作为本地对等网络的一部分的直接对等业务信令。