IP Library Granted Patent US 10,051,592
Granted Patent B2
US 10,051,592 · App. 15/636,045 · Granted Aug 14, 2018

Wireless communications system, control station, and terminal

Inventors: Yoshiaki Ohta (Yokohama, JP); Shinichiro Aikawa (Yokohama, JP); Takayoshi Ode (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
H04W64/00H04W8/005H04W76/023H04W76/14H04W88/02H04W88/08H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 10,051,592
App. No.
15/636,045
Granted
Aug 14, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communications system includes a packet core network and a wireless access network that includes a base station and a terminal. The wireless communications system is capable of communications between terminals through a first path that includes the packet core network and communications between terminals through a second path that does not include the packet core network. The wireless communications system includes plural terminals; and a control station configured to be capable of processing related to proximity-based communications services between the plural terminals, obtaining identifiers of the plural terminals and position information related to positions of the plural terminals, by the processing related to the proximity-based communications services, and causing communication between the plural terminals to be executed by the second path, based on the identifiers of the plural terminals and the position information related to the positions of the plural terminals.

Claims (14)

1. A wireless communications system including a packet core network and a wireless access network that includes a base station and a terminal, the wireless communications system capable of communications between terminals through a first path that includes the packet core network and communications between terminals through a second path that does not include the packet core network, the wireless communications system comprising:

a plurality of terminals; and

a control station configured to be capable of processing related to proximity-based communications services between the plurality of terminals, obtaining identifiers of the plurality of terminals and position information related to positions of the plurality of terminals, by the processing related to the proximity-based communications services, and causing communication between the plurality of terminals to be executed by the second path, based on the identifiers of the plurality of terminals and the position information related to the positions of the plurality of terminals.

2. The wireless communications system according to claim 1 , wherein

the control station receives by the processing related to the proximity-based communications services, the identifiers and the position information from a communications apparatus that provides the proximity-based communications services.

3. The wireless communications system according to claim 1 , wherein

the position information is information enabling specification of a distance between the positions of the plurality of terminals, and

the control station causes the communication between the plurality of terminals to be executed through the first path when based on the position information, the specified distance is a predetermined distance or more, and causes the communication between the plurality of terminals to be executed through the second path when based on the position information, the specified distance is less than the predetermined distance.

4. A control station of a wireless communications system including a packet core network and a wireless access network that includes a base station and a terminal, the wireless communications system capable of communications between terminals through a first path that includes the packet core network and communications between terminals through a second path that does not include the packet core network, the control station comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to be capable of processing related to proximity-based communications services between a plurality of terminals; obtaining identifiers of the plurality of terminals and position information related to positions of the plurality of terminals, by the processing related to the proximity-based communications services; and causing communication between the plurality of terminals to be executed by the second path, based on the identifiers and the position information obtained.

5. A terminal of a wireless communications system including a packet core network and a wireless access network that includes a base station and the terminal, the wireless communications system capable of communications between terminals through a first path that includes the packet core network and communications between terminals through a second path that does not include the packet core network, the terminal comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to be capable of communicating with a second terminal and controlling communication, based on a control signal from a control station configured to be capable of processing related to proximity-based communications services between a plurality of terminals, the control station obtaining identifiers of the plurality of terminals and position information related to positions of the plurality of terminals, by the processing related to the proximity-based communications services, and causing communication between the plurality of terminals to be executed by the second path, based on the identifiers of the plurality of terminals and the position information related to the positions of the plurality of terminals.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: 1FINITY INC.
Reel/Frame 072423/0194 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2017
From: OHTA, YOSHIAKI; AIKAWA, SHINICHIRO; ODE, TAKAYOSHI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 042852/0684 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015050690 · Jan 13, 2015
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