US 12,089,181 B2
Methods, systems, and devices for maintaining service continuity of a user end device via a direct communication link to a communication relay when the communication relay experiences a mobility event in a mobile network
Thomas Novlan, Jonestown, TX (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/506,943.
Prior Publication US 2023/0132113 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 68/04 (2009.01); H04W 40/22 (2009.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04W 68/12 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 68/04 (2013.01) [H04W 40/22 (2013.01); H04W 68/005 (2013.01); H04W 68/12 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining media content from a media content server over a mobile network;
providing the media content to a communication device over a first direct communication link;
detecting a mobility event associated with the mobile network;
providing a notification message to a first network device associated with the mobile network;
obtaining instructions from the first network device, wherein the instructions indicate to provide a mobility event notification; and
providing a downstream mobility event notification to the communication device,
wherein the downstream mobility event notification comprises a Sidelink Relay Downstream Notification (SRDN) message;
wherein the communication device identifies a group of network devices,
wherein the communication device determines a signal strength from each of the group of network devices resulting in a group of signal strengths,
wherein the communication device identifies a second network device from the group of network devices based on the group of signal strengths.