US 12,382,548 B2
Collaboration among wireless devices operating over both long-range and short-range networks
Yigal Bitran, Ramat Hasharon (IL); Lavi Semel, Tel Aviv (IL); and Dima Feldman, Ramat Hasharon (IL)
Assigned to Sony Semiconductors Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa (JP)
Filed by ALTAIR SEMICONDUCTOR LTD., Hod Hasharon (IL)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/734,442.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/790,032, filed on Jan. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0221542 A1, Jul. 9, 2020
Int. Cl. H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); H04W 12/04 (2021.01); H04W 12/55 (2021.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 88/04 (2013.01) [H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 12/55 (2021.01); H04W 52/0225 (2013.01); H04W 56/0015 (2013.01); H04W 68/005 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication device, comprising:
a long-range transceiver, configured to communicate wirelessly with a Base Station (BS) of a cellular network;
a short-range transceiver, configured to communicate wirelessly with one or more peer communication devices over a short-range network; and
a processor, configured to:
communicate with the peer communication devices via the short-range transceiver and with the BS via the long-range transceiver, so as to share resources between the communication device and the peer communication devices or the cellular network, for providing to a peer communication device a communication service that includes communication with the BS,
wherein, to provide the communication service, the communication device is to:
connect itself to the BS (i) on behalf of the peer communication device and (ii) by identifying itself to the BS by an identity of the peer communication device;
receive from the peer communication device (i) a packet and (ii) metadata specifying transmission parameters for relaying the packet, the transmission parameters comprising one or more of a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS), a frequency and a timing; and
based on the metadata, transmit to the BS a relayed packet that is identical to the packet received from the peer communication device, thereby rendering the cellular network unaware that the communication service is provided via the communication device.