IP Library Granted Patent US 12,726,798
Granted Patent B2
US 12,726,798 · App. 16/921,746 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Proxy coordinated wireless communication operation for vehicular environments

Inventors: Dave Cavalcanti (Portland, OR); Anna Lucia Pinheiro (Hillsboro, OR)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H04W4/40H04W12/068H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,726,798
App. No.
16/921,746
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Proxy coordinated wireless communication operation is described for vehicular environments. In one example, a first user equipment receives a proxy operation authorization from a vehicular environment proximity services function for the first user equipment to operate as a Proxy for the proximity services function. The first user equipment then controls configuration information of other user equipment. The first user equipment also controls the vehicular environment operation mode used by the other user equipment.

Claims (45)

1 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions thereon that when operated on by a machine cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a first user equipment (UE) and from a vehicle to anything (V2X) proximity services (ProSe) function, authorization for the first UE to send V2X configuration information to other UEs, wherein there is no direct connection between the V2X ProSe function and the other UEs;

receiving, from a network node and based on the authorization, the V2X configuration information including information for updating V2X operational parameters of the other UEs;

determining, without direct involvement of the network node, sidelink interface resources associated with the other UEs for communication of the V2X configuration information from the first UE to the other UEs;

communicating directly, by the first UE to the other UEs, on the sidelink interface resources via upper layer signaling only, the V2X configuration information received from the network node, wherein the first UE does not modify the V2X configuration information before sending the V2X configuration information to the other UEs; and

controlling, by the first UE communicating the V2X configuration information, V2X operation of at least one of the other UEs.

2 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the controlling of V2X operation by the first UE is by transmitting the V2X configuration information via a sidelink interface, associated with the sidelink interface resources, without direct involvement of the network node.

3 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein sending the V2X configuration information is via direct communication between pairs of UEs through a sidelink interface.

4 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first UE receives the V2X configuration information from the network node in a response message.

5 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the V2X configuration information configures the other UEs to control message transmission.

6 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting, by the first UE, presence of the other UEs that are proximate to the first UE;

establishing a direct connection, by the first UE, with each of the other UEs; and

communicating with the other UEs over the direct connection.

7 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

controlling a transmission rate of cooperative messages of the other UEs by the first UE.

8 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the cooperative messages comprise basic safety messages (BSMs).

9 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein a header of a packet used to send the V2X configuration information includes an indication that the first UE is authorized to send the V2X configuration information.

10 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the updated V2X operational parameters of the other UEs include individual resource pool configurations.

11 . Processing circuitry of a first user equipment (UE) in a vehicular environment, wherein the processing circuitry causes the first UE to:

receive, at the first UE and from a vehicle to anything (V2X) proximity services (ProSe) function, authorization for the first UE to send V2X configuration information to other UEs, wherein there is no direct connection between the V2X ProSe function and the other UEs;

receive, from a network node and based on the authorization, the V2X configuration information including information for updating V2X operational parameters of the other UEs;

determining, without direct involvement of the network node, sidelink interface resources associated with the other UEs for communication of the V2X configuration information from the first UE to the other UEs;

communicate directly, by the first UE to the other UEs, on the sidelink interface resources via upper layer signaling only, the V2X configuration information received from the network node, wherein the first UE does not modify the V2X configuration information before sending the V2X configuration information to the other UEs; and

control, by the first UE communicating the V2X configuration information, V2X operation of at least one of the other UEs.

12 . The processing circuitry of claim 11 , wherein V2X operation is controlled by the first UE is by transmitting the V2X configuration information via a sidelink interface, associated with the sidelink interface resources, without direct involvement of the network node.

13 . The processing circuitry of claim 11 , wherein the V2X configuration information is sent via direct communication between pairs of UEs through a sidelink interface.

14 . The processing circuitry of claim 11 , wherein the first UE receives the V2X configuration information from the network node in a response message.

15 . The processing circuitry of claim 11 , wherein the V2X configuration information configures the other UEs to control message transmission.

16 . The processing circuitry of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry further causes the first UE to:

detect, by the first UE, presence of the other UEs that are proximate to the first UE;

establish a direct connection, by the first UE, with each of the other UEs; and

communicate with the other UEs over the direction connection.

17 . The processing circuitry of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry further causes the first UE to:

control a transmission rate of cooperative messages of the other UEs.

18 . The processing circuitry of claim 17 , wherein the cooperative messages comprise basic safety messages (BSMs).

19 . The processing circuitry of claim 11 , wherein a header of a packet used to send the V2X configuration information includes an indication that the first UE is authorized to send the V2X configuration information.

20 . A first user equipment (UE) at a vehicle comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the first UE to:

receive, from a vehicle to anything (V2X) proximity services (ProSe) function, authorization for the first UE to send V2X configuration information to other UEs, wherein there is no direct connection between the V2X ProSe function and the other UEs;

receive, from a network node and based on the authorization, the V2X configuration information including information to control a V2X operating mode of the other UEs or information for updating V2X operational parameters of the other UEs;

determine, without direct involvement of the network node, sidelink interface resources associated with the other UEs for communication of the V2X configuration information from the first UE to the other UEs;

communicate directly, to the other UEs, on the sidelink interface resources via upper layer signaling only, the V2X configuration information received from the network node, wherein the first UE does not modify the V2X configuration information before sending the V2X configuration information to the other UEs; and

control, by communicating the V2X configuration information, V2X operation of at least one of the other UEs.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 15577885 · Dec 23, 2015
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