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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:
Mar. 06, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 28, 2014
Applicant:

Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Matthew Webb, London, GB;

Timothy Moulsley, Caterham Surrey, GB;

Yiwei Fang, High Wycombe, GB;

Assignee:

FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 60/02 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/022 (2017.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 60/02 (2013.01); H04L 5/0035 (2013.01); H04L 5/0091 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 52/0206 (2013.01); H04B 7/022 (2013.01); H04L 5/0007 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a new way for a UE to autonomously indicate to the network from which transmission points (TPs) it is able to receive certain broadcast signals. As an example, by receiving in a broadcast signal in the form of a synchronization sequence, the physical identity of a particular TP, a UE infers when it should, if it wishes, send on an UL an indication of its ability to receive the broadcast signal from that TP—i.e., an indication of its presence in the coverage of the TP. The network is then able to take suitable action in response to this, such as adjusting network coverage, enabling or disabling other broadcast channels and controlling paging.


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