Patent ID: 9479918
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a control unit configured to interface at least one other apparatus, a memory unit connected to the control unit, the memory unit maintaining a list of at least network entities, their associated identification information and their broadcast system information, wherein the control unit is configured to receive a plurality of reports from respective terminals, each report being indicative of a detection of at least one respective discovery signal transmitted from at least one corresponding particular apparatus of a specific type by the respective terminal, wherein each said at least one corresponding particular apparatus is identifiable by said at least one respective discovery signal, analyze the plurality of reports in terms of which terminal reported a detection of which particular apparatus of the specific type, determine that terminals, the reports of which are indicative of the same particular apparatus of the specific type, are in proximity to each other, cause transmission of a corresponding proximity indication to each terminal for which a proximity to one or more other terminals was determined; and select one or more of the network entities as particular apparatus of a specific type.