Patent ID: 9408034
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A network-centric method of providing proximity services to mobile devices, comprising: receiving a request for a device discovery for a discoverer wireless device; identifying another wireless device based on the request located within a same zone as the discoverer wireless device and in another geographical area of a cell global identity (CGI) than the discoverer wireless device, wherein the other wireless device is subscribed to a same proximity service group as the discoverer wireless device; monitoring for an area event notification from a location server in response to identifying that the other wireless device is located in the other geographical area of the CGI than the discoverer wireless device, wherein the area event notification indicates that the other wireless device has moved into a same geographical area as the discoverer wireless device; requesting location information from the location server for the other wireless in response to an indication that an area event has occurred; and determining whether the other wireless device is within a predefined proximity of the discoverer wireless device based on the received location information.