Granted Patent B2

US 12,452,749 · App. 18/046,053 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Inventors: Andreas Pfadler (Berlin, DE); Luca Montero Bayo (Barcelona, ES)

Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

H04W36/00835

Abstract

Claims (53)

1. An apparatus for a mobile relaying system for improving a handover list for user equipment connected to the mobile relaying system, the apparatus comprising:

one or more interfaces configured to communicate with a communication device; and

processing circuitry configured to control the one or more interfaces and configured to:

obtain a plurality of handover lists, wherein each handover list of the plurality of handover lists is assigned to a Global Positioning system (GPS) position;

obtain a GPS position of the mobile relaying system;

determine a handover list of the plurality of handover lists based on the GPS position of the mobile relaying system only in response to the mobile relaying system being located at a predefined GPS position assigned to the handover list; and

transmit the determined handover list to the user equipment.

2. A transportation vehicle comprising the apparatus of claim 1 .

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the one or more interfaces to receive information about a destination of the user equipment, which is used to determine the handover list only when the mobile relaying system is located at the destination of the user equipment.

4. An apparatus for a mobile relaying system for improving a handover list for user equipment connected to the mobile relaying system, the apparatus being configured to:

obtain a plurality of handover lists, wherein each handover list of the plurality of handover lists is assigned to a Global Positioning system (GPS) position;

receive information about a destination of the user equipment;

determine a handover list of the plurality of handover lists based on the received destination only in response to the mobile relaying system being located at a predefined GPS position assigned to the handover list; and

transmit the determined handover list to the user equipment.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the one or more interfaces to:

receive information about an alternative destination of the user equipment;

determine an alternative handover list of the plurality of handover lists based on the received alternative destination; and

transmit the determined alternative handover list to the user equipment.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the one or more interfaces to:

obtain communication capabilities of the user equipment,

wherein the determining of the handover list of the plurality of handover lists is further based on the obtained communication capabilities.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the one or more interfaces to:

receive a desired communication parameter from the user equipment,

wherein the determining of the handover list of the plurality of handover lists is further based on the desired communication parameter.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein, in response to the desired communication parameter not being achieved for the GPS position of the mobile relaying system or the destination of the user equipment, a surrogate handover list is determined for which the communication parameter is achieved in an environment of the GPS position of the mobile relaying system or the destination of the user equipment.

9. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the information about the plurality of handover lists is obtained by determining information about the plurality of handover lists from a database and/or receiving information from a communication device.

10. A method for a mobile relaying system for improving a handover list for user equipment connected to the mobile relaying system, the method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of handover lists, wherein each handover list of the plurality of handover lists is assigned to a Global Positioning system (GPS) position;

obtaining a GPS position of the mobile relaying system;

determining a handover list of the plurality of handover lists based on the GPS position of the mobile relaying system only in response to the mobile relaying system being located at a predefined GPS position assigned to the handover list; and

transmitting the determined handover list to the user equipment.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining the handover list is only performed when the mobile relaying system is located at a predefined position.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving information about a destination of the user equipment; and

wherein determining of the handover list is only performed when the mobile relaying system is located at the destination of the user equipment.

13. A method for a mobile relaying system for improving a handover list for user equipment connected to the mobile relaying system, the method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of handover lists, wherein each handover list of the plurality of handover lists is assigned to a Global Positioning system (GPS) position;

receiving information about a destination of the user equipment;

determining a handover list of the plurality of handover lists based on the received destination only in response to the mobile relaying system being located at a predefined GPS position assigned to the handover list; and

transmitting the determined handover list to the user equipment.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving information about an alternative destination of the user equipment;

determining an alternative handover list of the plurality of handover lists based on the received alternative destination; and

transmitting the determined alternative handover list to the user equipment.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

obtaining communication capabilities of the user equipment; and

wherein determining the handover list of the plurality of handover lists is further based on the obtained communication capabilities.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving a desired communication parameter from the user equipment; and

wherein determining the handover list of the plurality of handover lists is further based on the desired communication parameter.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein, in response to the desired communication parameter not being achieved for the GPS position of the mobile relaying system or the destination of the user equipment, the method further comprises determining a surrogate handover list for which the communication parameter is achieved in an environment of the GPS position of the mobile relaying system or the destination of the user equipment.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the information about the plurality of handover lists is obtained by determining information about the plurality of handover lists from a database and/or receiving information from a communication device.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program having a program code for performing the method of claim 10 , when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component.

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