US 11,758,405 B2
Proximity service authorization and provisioning
Karthika Paladugu, San Diego, CA (US); Gavin Bernard Horn, La Jolla, CA (US); Hong Cheng, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); and Miguel Griot, La Jolla, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/88,478.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/931,131, filed on Nov. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0136570 A1, May 6, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 8/02 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/63 (2021.01) [H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 8/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A user equipment (UE) within a wireless communication network, comprising:
a transceiver configured to communicate with a radio access network;
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to:
transmit a message to the radio access network via the transceiver, the message comprising a registration request and a proximity service (ProSe) indication, wherein the ProSe indication indicates to the radio access network and a core network serving the radio access network that the user equipment is configured to support ProSe communication;
receive a registration accept message from the core network via the radio access network and the transceiver, wherein the registration accept message comprises a ProSe supported indication and ProSe policy information, the ProSe policy information comprising at least one of in-coverage ProSe policy information, out-of-coverage ProSe policy information, or partial coverage ProSe policy information; and
initiate a ProSe session between the user equipment and another user equipment based on the ProSe supported indication within the registration accept message.