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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:
Feb. 27, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2015
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Gunnar Rydnell, Gothenburg, SE;

Roland Gustafsson, Bengtsfors, SE;

Ann-Christine Sander, Gothenburg, SE;

Shabnam Sultana, Montreal, CA;

Stefan Karl Toth, Gothenburg, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04W 4/20 (2018.01); H04J 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/741 (2013.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 72/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/14 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04J 11/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 61/2592 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/20 (2013.01); H04W 8/082 (2013.01); H04W 8/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 72/1215 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 36/0038 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/14 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to mobile communication systems, and more particularly to technology that enables a User Equipment (UE) to obtain authorization to use Proximity-based Services. In a first aspect of the invention, a method is performed by a home network proximity service function () for authorizing a mobile terminal () to use a proximity service, comprising receiving a request from the mobile terminal to obtain proximity service authorization in at least one other network (), obtaining authorization information from a proximity service function () of the at least one other network for which proximity service authorization is requested, and providing the mobile terminal with authorization information required for authorization with said at least one other network for which the request is made.


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