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Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2018
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Mangesh Abhimanyu Ingale, Yongin-si, KR;

Anil Agiwal, Suwon-si, KR;

Diwakar Sharma, Bangalore, IN;

Prasad Rajaram Rao, Bangalore, IN;

Vrind Tushar, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/22 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 28/08 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/22 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 28/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04W 88/04 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); Y02D 70/1242 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/146 (2018.01); Y02D 70/21 (2018.01); Y02D 70/26 (2018.01);
Abstract

A dormant/idle mode operation of a plurality of cellular device(s) is offloaded using proximity radio interface to a second device having cellular capability so that a plurality of cellular devices can turn off the radio and baseband circuitry associated with the cellular capability, and save battery power. The second device to which the dormant/idle mode operation is offloaded acts like a proxy device for a plurality of cellular devices to perform at least one of the following functions on behalf of plurality of cellular devices: monitor network page, perform cell re-selection, perform tracking area update, or perform D2D transmission and reception, wherein the second device and the plurality of cellular devices are connected each other through a proximity radio interface.


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