Patent ID: 11943676
Assignee: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A mobile device, comprising:
a processor;
a communication subsystem communicatively coupled with the processor, the processor configured to:
access a service;
after a determination that the device is approaching an edge of coverage while the device is accessing the service,
receive, from a first node in a cellular network, a relay discovery command;
send a measurement report to the first node indicating discovered nodes capable of acting as relay nodes;
receive, from the first node, a selection of a suitable node to act as a relay node; and
receive, from the first node, an instruction to initiate a mechanism to switch to accessing the service via the relay node,
wherein the mechanism to switch to accessing the service via the relay node comprises:
the device receiving a relay mode proceed indication from the first node; and
the device receiving a connection release message from the first node.