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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Gilles Charbit, Farnborough, GB;
Tao Chen, Salo, FI;
Sami-jukka Hakola, Kempele, FI;
Timo Koskela, Oulu, FI;
Gilles Charbit, Farnborough, GB;
Tao Chen, Salo, FI;
Sami-Jukka Hakola, Kempele, FI;
Timo Koskela, Oulu, FI;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method to dynamically manage an allocation of communication resources for direct device-to-device communications between a plurality of wireless communication devices in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the apparatus () includes a communication resource allocator () configured to: () select a master communication device of a plurality of wireless communication devices that form a device-to-device group, () provide an allocation of communication resources for device-to-device group that facilitate direct device-to-device communications therebetween. The apparatus () also includes a message generator () configured to assemble messages that include the allocation of the communication resources.