Patent ID: 9445352
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing wireless communications, comprising: receiving, by an in-coverage mobile device, a peer discovery message from an out-of-coverage mobile device, the in-coverage mobile device being a mobile device within coverage of a base station, the out-of-coverage mobile device being a mobile device out of coverage or anticipated to be out of coverage of the base station, and the peer discovery message comprising an indication of a type of service or type of relay service required by the out-of-coverage mobile device; determining, by the in-coverage mobile device in response to the peer discovery message, to transition to a relay status, the relay status indicating a capability of the in-coverage mobile device to function as a relay device between the base station in communication with the in-coverage mobile device and the out-of-coverage mobile device; and transmitting, by the in-coverage mobile device, a relay capability signal to the out-of-coverage mobile device based at least in part on the peer discovery message from the out-of-coverage mobile device and the transition to relay status, the relay capability signal indicating the relay status of the in-coverage mobile device.