- Patent Title: First communication device, third communication device, and methods performed thereby to monitor a second communication device comprised in a group of communication devices
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Application No.: US16770105Application Date: 2017-12-12
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Publication No.: US11330393B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Tommy Arngren , Stefan Wänstedt , Tomas Jönsson , Peter Ökvist
- Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Sage Patent Group
- International Application: PCT/SE2017/051254 WO 20171212
- International Announcement: WO2019/117766 WO 20190620
- Main IPC: H04W4/02
- IPC: H04W4/02 ; H04B17/318 ; H04W4/08 ; H04W4/10 ; H04W24/08 ; H04W88/04

Abstract:
Method performed by a first communication device operating in a wireless communications network. The wireless communications network comprises a group of communication devices. The first communication device determines that a number of communication devices, comprised in the group of communication devices, having reported that data about a position of a second communication device comprised in the group of communication devices has not been received within a time period, is above a threshold. The first communication device then initiates transmitting an indication to at least one receiving device, indicating a result of the determination. Also disclosed is a method by a third communication device comprised in the group. The third communication device starts a timer defining the time period and, in the absence of the data received within the period, sends a notification of expiration of the timer.
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