Patent ID: 9692533
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H04H,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for operating a user equipment in a wireless communication network, the user equipment being configured to communicate with the wireless communication network and being configured to communicate directly with another user equipment within a transmission range of the user equipment via a device-to-device communication, the method comprising: receiving, at the user equipment, a first warning indication, determining a warning information based on the first warning indication, and sending a second warning indication comprising the warning information via the device-to-device communication to the another user equipment, which is located outside of a coverage area of the wireless communication network and is configured to communicate with the wireless communication network, wherein the method further comprises: storing the warning information in the user equipment, receiving, at the user equipment, a third warning indication after having received the first warning indication, determining a further warning information based on the third warning indication, comparing the stored warning information with the further warning information, and sending a fourth warning indication comprising the further warning information via the device-to-device communication to the another user equipment based on the comparison.