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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2017
Applicant:

Deutsche Telekom Ag, Bonn, DE;

Inventors:

Karl-Heinz Nenner, Bornheim, DE;

Uwe Michel, Koenigswinter, DE;

Uwe Janssen, Alfter, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 16/26 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/22 (2009.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/0406 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 16/26 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 84/22 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for communication between a telecommunications network and a secondary communication device via or using a primary communication device includes: performing a discovery operation regarding the secondary communication device, the discovery operation being initiated either by the primary communication device, by the secondary communication device, or by the telecommunications network; and transmitting at least one control information, being related to the secondary communication device or being related to the result of the discovery operation, between, on the one hand, the telecommunications network, and, on the other hand, the primary communication device and/or the secondary communication device.


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