(19)
(11) EP 3 050 395 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:
10.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/10

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
28.10.2020 Bulletin 2020/44

(21) Application number: 14849472.7

(22) Date of filing: 18.09.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 76/14(2018.01)
H04W 48/16(2009.01)
H04W 72/04(2009.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2014/056316
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/047866 (02.04.2015 Gazette 2015/13)

(54)

USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) COMMUNICATION

BENUTZERVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR EINE MASCHINE-ZU-MASCHINE-KOMMUNIKATIONEN (D2D)

ÉQUIPEMENT UTILISATEUR ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION DE DISPOSITIF À DISPOSITIF (D2D)


(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: 26.09.2013 US 201361883127 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/31

(73) Proprietor: Apple Inc.
Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • HEO, Youn Hyoung
    Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)
  • ZONG, Pingping
    Randolph, New Jersey 07869 (US)
  • STOJANOVSKI, Alexandre Saso
    75020 Paris (FR)
  • LUFT, Achim
    38118 Braunschweig (DE)

(74) Representative: Rooney, John-Paul 
Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AU
London SE1 2AU (GB)


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