IP Library Granted Patent US 10,645,539
Granted Patent B2
US 10,645,539 · App. 15/755,789 · Granted May 5, 2020

Communication method using device group and device using same

Inventors: Joonkui Ahn (Seoul, KR); Bonghoe Kim (Seoul, KR); Yunjung Yi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W4/06H04W8/24H04W76/10H04W76/14H04W76/27H04W76/30H04W88/06H04W8/186H04W36/0009H04W88/04
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Patent No.
US 10,645,539
App. No.
15/755,789
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a communication method using a device group, which includes a first device and a second device, in a wireless communication system. The first device establishes radio resource control (RRC) connection with a base station instead of the second device, and shares the RRC connection with the second device.

Claims (19)

1. A method for communicating using a device group in a wireless communication system, the device group including a primary device and a secondary device, the method performed by the secondary device comprising:

establishing a wireless connection with the primary device based on a second communication protocol;

establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a base station through the primary device based on a first communication protocol;

receiving a timing advance command (TAC) of the primary device from the primary device, the TAC being used by the primary device to adjust uplink time alignment; and

transmitting directly a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to the base station based the TAC.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information about a downlink pathloss measured by the primary device from the primary device,

wherein a transmission power of the PUSCH is calculated based on the downlink pathloss.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication protocol is based on long term evolution (LTE), and the second communication protocol is based on bluetooth or WiFi.

4. A device for a wireless communication system, the device comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive radio signals; and

a processor being operatively connected to the transceiver and configured to:

instruct the transceiver to establish a wireless connection with a primary device based on a second communication protocol;

instruct the transceiver to establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a base station through the primary device based on a first communication protocol;

instruct the transceiver to receive a timing advance command (TAC) of the primary device from the primary device, the TAC being used by the primary device to adjust uplink time alignment; and

instruct the transceiver to transmit directly a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to the base station based the TAC.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to instruct the transceiver to receive information about a downlink pathloss measured by the primary device from the primary device, and

wherein a transmission power of the PUSCH is calculated based on the downlink pathloss.

6. The device of claim 4 , wherein the first communication protocol is based on long term evolution (LTE), and the second communication protocol is based on bluetooth or WiFi.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2018
From: AHN, JOONKUI; KIM, BONGHOE; YI, YUNJUNG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 045064/0919 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62211878 · Aug 31, 2015
Related Publication 20180332438A1 · Nov 15, 2018
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