US 11,818,776 B2
Telecommunications apparatus and methods
Vivek Sharma, Basingstoke (GB); Brian Alexander Martin, Basingstoke (GB); Yuxin Wei, Basingstoke (GB); Hideji Wakabayashi, Basingstoke (GB); and Shinichiro Tsuda, Basingstoke (GB)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/866,567.
Application 17/866,567 is a continuation of application No. 17/106,439, filed on Nov. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,395,355.
Application 17/106,439 is a continuation of application No. 16/818,373, filed on Mar. 13, 2020, granted, now 10,856,342, issued on Dec. 1, 2020.
Application 16/818,373 is a continuation of application No. 16/334,363, granted, now 10,595,346, issued on Mar. 17, 2020, previously published as PCT/EP2017/073196, filed on Sep. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 16191543 (EP), filed on Sep. 29, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0353929 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 76/18 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 28/08 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 76/10 (2018.02) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 76/18 (2018.02); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 28/08 (2013.01); H04W 28/0835 (2020.05)] 19 Claims
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1. A method of operating network infrastructure equipment supporting a cell in a wireless telecommunications system, the method comprising:
receiving a connection setup message from a terminal device operating in the wireless telecommunications system, wherein the connection setup message comprises a request for the terminal device to connect to the cell, wherein the terminal device determines from its own operating context what application information to include in the connection request; and
determining whether to allow the request for the terminal device to connect to the cell based, at least in part, on the application information received from the terminal device,
wherein the connection setup message includes an indication of application information relating to an operating context for the terminal device, wherein the application information relating to an operating context for the terminal device includes an indication of a software application type running on the terminal device and an indication of a software application source for the terminal device.