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Methods and devices for sending and receiving location information for wireless devices

US9883324B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Yngve Selén · Uppsala, SE
Erik Dahlman · Stockholm, SE
Stefan Parkvall · Bromma, SE
Markus Ringström · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2011
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/18
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The embodiments herein relate to a method in a first device (101) for informing a second device (105) that an identity associated with the first device (101) is at a certain location. The first device (101) obtains information about the location of the first device (101). The first device (101) broadcasts, by means of device to device, D2D, communication, a message to be received by the second device (105). The message comprises the location information and an identity information associated with a user of the first device (101). The location information is transmitted on a first communications resource and the identity information is transmitted on a second communications resource.

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