Granted Patent B2

US 12,382,364 · App. 17/913,111 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Inventor: Ki-Dong Lee (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

H04W40/18

Abstract

Claims (69)

1. A method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

obtaining density information of neighboring wireless devices with respect to a reference wireless device;

receiving a block from a neighboring wireless device;

determining a probability that the wireless device will relay the received block based on the density information; and

determining whether to relay the received block based on the probability,

wherein the block is related to a minimum set of data (MSD),

wherein the MSD forms a data component of an emergency call (eCall),

wherein the MSD comprises at least one of a vehicle identity, location information or time-stamp,

wherein the MSD is specified to an enhanced MSD (eMSD),

wherein the eMSD comprises vertical location coordinates, and

wherein the eMSD is represented in a form of a blockchain.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the density information comprises at least one of the number of the neighboring wireless devices with respect to the reference wireless device, or a population density of the neighboring wireless devices in a geographical area related to the reference wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining of the density information comprises estimating the density information by the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining of the density information comprises receiving the density information from a network.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the density information is received from the network via a system information block (SIB).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the block comprises emergency-related information for the reference vehicle in emergency, and

wherein the emergency-related information comprises at least one of a vehicle identity of the reference vehicle, location information of the reference vehicle, or a time stamp of the emergency.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probability comprises a threshold value, and

wherein the determining of whether to relay the received block comprises:

randomly selecting an arbitrary value between 0 and 1 with equal probability; and

determining whether to relay the received block based on a comparison between the arbitrary value and the threshold value.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the determining whether to relay the received block comprises determining not to relay the received block based on that the arbitrary value is greater than the threshold value.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the determining of whether to relay the received block comprises:

determining to relay the received block based on that the randomly selected arbitrary value is equal to or less than the threshold value; and

relaying the received block to a network.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the number of the neighboring wireless devices is 2 or less, and

wherein the threshold value is 1.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the number of the neighboring wireless devices is 3, and

wherein the threshold value is 0.67.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the number of the neighboring wireless devices is n which is greater than 3, and

wherein the threshold value p* is determined as:

p

*

=

2

⁢

3

1

⁢

6

⁢

n

.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is in communication with at least one of a user equipment, a network, or autonomous vehicles other than the wireless device.

14. A wireless device in a wireless communication system comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory; and

at least one processor operatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, and configured to:

obtain density information of neighboring wireless devices with respect to a reference wireless device;

control the transceiver to receive a block;

determine a probability that the wireless device will relay the received block based on the density information; and

determine whether to relay the received block based on the probability,

wherein the block is related to a minimum set of data (MSD),

wherein the MSD forms a data component of an emergency call (eCall),

wherein the MSD comprises at least one of a vehicle identity, location information or time-stamp,

wherein the MSD is specified to an enhanced MSD (eMSD),

wherein the eMSD comprises vertical location coordinates, and

wherein the eMSD is represented in a form of a blockchain.

15. A computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for performing each step of a method on a computer, the method comprising:

obtaining density information of neighboring wireless devices with respect to a reference wireless device;

receiving a block;

determining a probability that the wireless device will relay the received block based on the density information; and

determining whether to relay the received block based on the probability,

wherein the block is related to a minimum set of data (MSD),

wherein the MSD forms a data component of an emergency call (eCall).

wherein the MSD comprises at least one of a vehicle identity, location information or time-stamp,

wherein the MSD is specified to an enhanced MSD (eMSD),

wherein the eMSD comprises vertical location coordinates, and

wherein the eMSD is represented in a form of a blockchain.

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