(19)
(11) EP 2 845 329 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
23.10.2019 Bulletin 2019/43

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.08.2019 Bulletin 2019/33

(21) Application number: 13784782.8

(22) Date of filing: 26.04.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 28/16(2009.01)
H04W 52/38(2009.01)
 H04W 76/14(2018.01)
H04W 92/18(2009.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2013/038354
(87) International publication number:
WO 2013/165834 (07.11.2013 Gazette 2013/45)

(54)

AN APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ENABLE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) COMMUNICATION IN CELLULAR NETWORKS

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR D2D-KOMMUNIKATION IN ZELLULAREN NETZWERKEN

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR PERMETTRE UNE COMMUNICATION DE DISPOSITIF À DISPOSITIF (D2D) DANS DES RÉSEAUX CELLULAIRES

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 30.04.2012 US 201261640404 P
28.09.2012 US 201213630233

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.03.2015 Bulletin 2015/11

(60) Divisional application:
19183928.1
19183938.0

(73) Proprietor: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
Guangdong 523860 (CN)

(72) Inventors:
  • FWI, Jong-Kae
    Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)
  • KHORYAEV, Alexey
    606016 Dzerzhinsk Nizhegorodskaya Oblast (RU)
  • SHILOV, Mikhail
    603054 Nizhny Novgorod (RU)
  • PAPATHANASSIOU, Apostolos
    San Jose, CA 95136 (US)

(74) Representative: Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB 
Postfach 31 02 20
80102 München
80102 München (DE)


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