IP Library Granted Patent US 8,682,343
Granted Patent B2
US 8,682,343 · App. 12/486,896 · Granted Mar 25, 2014

Mobile radio communication devices and methods for controlling mobile radio communication devices

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Patent No.
US 8,682,343
App. No.
12/486,896
Granted
Mar 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a mobile radio base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device; a network control interface circuit configured to receive time dependent or location dependent operation control signals from a network device containing data that enables determination of at least one of at least one piece of location-related information and at least one piece of time-related information; a localization circuit configured to determine at least one of at least one piece of time-related information and at least one piece of location-related information of the mobile radio communication device based on the operation control signals received by the network control interface circuit; and an execution circuit configured to execute a pre-defined action to control the mobile radio communication protocol circuit based on the at least one piece of time-related information or the at least one piece of location-related information determined by the localization circuit.

Claims (74)

1. A mobile radio communication device, comprising:

a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a mobile radio base station function for a mobile radio communication with at least one other mobile radio communication device according to at least one radio communication technology;

a network control interface circuit configured to receive time dependent or location dependent operation control signals from a network device containing data that enables determination of at least one of a piece of location-related information and a piece of time-related information, wherein the time dependent or location dependent control signals comprise information for configuring a mobile radio communication protocol circuit for mobile radio communication with the at least one other mobile radio communication device;

a localization circuit configured to determine at least one of a piece of time-related information and a piece of location-related information of the mobile radio communication device based on the operation control signals received by the network control interface circuit; and

an execution circuit configured to execute a pre-defined action to control the mobile radio communication protocol circuit based on the at least one of the piece of time-related information and the piece of location-related information determined by the localization circuit, wherein the pre-defined action is selected from a group of actions consisting of:

the mobile radio communication device reducing transmission power in a pre-defined band of the mobile radio communication protocol circuit while remaining within the at least one radio communication technology;

the mobile radio communication device increasing transmission power in a pre-defined band of the mobile radio communication protocol circuit while remaining within the at least one radio communication technology;

the mobile radio communication device changing bandwidth of the mobile radio communication protocol circuit remaining within keeping the at least one radio communication technology;

the mobile radio communication device changing carrier frequency of the mobile radio communication protocol circuit remaining within keeping the at least one radio communication technology;

the mobile radio communication device stopping operating in a licensed frequency band of the mobile radio communication protocol circuit;

the mobile radio communication device resuming operating in a licensed frequency band of the mobile radio communication protocol circuit;

the mobile radio communication device stopping all operations; and

the mobile radio communication device resuming all operations.

2. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a criterion evaluation circuit configured to evaluate a pre-defined criterion based on the time-related information or the location-related information determined by the localization circuit.

3. The mobile radio communication device of claim 2 ,

wherein the execution circuit is configured to execute a pre-defined action to control the mobile radio communication protocol circuit based on the evaluation result of the criterion evaluation circuit.

4. The mobile radio communication device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a user notification circuit configured to notify the users for which the mobile radio communication device provides the mobile radio base station function of an action to take place if a pre-defined criterion will not be met in a future evaluation of the criterion evaluation circuit.

5. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a boundary determination circuit configured to determine whether the mobile radio communication device is operated within a virtual boundary imposed by the mobile network operator of the mobile radio communication device.

6. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile radio communication protocol circuit is further configured to provide a mobile radio base station function according to at least one radio communication technology of a radio communication technology family selected from a group of radio communication technology families consisting of

a Short Range radio communication technology family;

a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology family;

a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology family;

a radio communication technology family which includes a radio communication technology in which the access to radio resources is provided in a random manner; and

a radio communication technology family which includes a radio communication technology in which the access to radio resources is provided in a centrally controlled manner.

7. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the network control interface circuit is further configured to receive signals based on the radio communication technology of the mobile radio base station function.

8. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the network control interface circuit is further configured to receive operation control signals of at least one of user plane data and control plane data of a wireless communication system.

9. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the network control interface circuit is further configured to receive operation control signals by a neighboring mobile radio base station via a cellular radio link.

10. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the network control interface circuit is further configured to receive operation control signals of a data stream of at least one of a wireless multicast system and a wireless broadcast system.

11. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the mobile radio communication protocol circuit is further configured to continue receiving operation control signals independent from the action executed.

12. A method for controlling a mobile radio communication device, comprising:

providing a mobile radio base station function for a mobile radio communication with at least one other mobile radio communication device according to at least one radio communication technology;

receiving time dependent or location dependent operation control signals from a network device containing data that enables determination of at least one of location-related information and time-related information, wherein the time dependent or location dependent control signals comprise information for configuring a mobile radio communication protocol circuit for mobile radio communication with the at least one other mobile radio communication device;

determining at least one of a piece of time-related information and a piece of location-related information of the mobile radio communication device based on the operation control signals received; and

executing a pre-defined action to control the radio base station function based on the at least one of the piece of time-related information and the piece of location-related information determined, wherein the pre-defined action is selected from a group of actions consisting of:

the mobile radio communication device reducing transmission power in a pre-defined band of the mobile radio base station function while remaining within the at least one radio communication technology;

the mobile radio communication device increasing transmission power in a pre-defined band of the mobile radio base station function while remaining within the at least one radio communication technology;

the mobile radio communication device changing bandwidth of the mobile radio base station function while remaining within the at least one radio communication technology;

the mobile radio communication device changing carrier frequency of the mobile radio base station function while remaining within the at least one radio communication technology;

the mobile radio communication device stopping operating in a licensed frequency band of the mobile radio base station function;

the mobile radio communication device resuming operating in a licensed frequency band of the mobile radio base station function;

the mobile radio communication device stopping all operations; and

the mobile radio communication device resuming all operations.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

evaluating a pre-defined criterion based on the at least one of the piece of time-related information and the piece of location-related information determined.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

executing a pre-defined action to control the radio base station function based on the result of evaluating the pre-defined criterion.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

notifying the users for which the mobile radio communication device provides the mobile radio base station function of an action to take place if a pre-defined criterion will not be met in a future evaluation of the pre-defined criterion.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

determining whether the mobile radio communication device is operated within a virtual boundary imposed by the mobile network operator of the mobile radio communication device.

17. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the mobile radio base station function is provided according to at least one radio communication technology of a radio communication technology family selected from a group of radio communication technology families consisting of:

a Short Range radio communication technology family;

a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology family;

a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology family;

a radio communication technology family which includes a radio communication technology in which the access to radio resources is provided in a random manner; and

a radio communication technology family which includes a radio communication technology in which the access to radio resources is provided in a centrally controlled manner.

18. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the operation control signals are received based on the radio communication technology of the mobile radio base station function.

19. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the operation control signals are received of at least one of user plane data and control plane data of a wireless communication system.

20. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the operation control signals are received in a data stream of at least one of a wireless multicast system and a wireless broadcast system.

21. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein operation control signals are continuously received independent from the executed action.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2022
From: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061356/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2015
From: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
To: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 037057/0061 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2012
From: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
To: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 027556/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2012
From: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
To: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 027548/0623 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2009
From: SCHMIDT, ANDREAS; MUECK, MARKUS DOMINIK; LUFT, ACHIM
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 022842/0384 →