# US 2021/0243725 A1 · Communication device, control component, mobile station, vehicle system, method and computer program for configuring local wire-free communication between the communication device and a mobile device close to a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0243725 A1 - Document ID: US20210243725A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/049,201 - Filed: 2019-04-09 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-20 - Assignees: Audi AG - Applicants: Audi AG - Inventors: Jörg PLECHINGER; Christoph VOIGT - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210243725A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/02: Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 92/18: between terminal devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a communication device, a control component, a mobile station, a vehicle, a system, and computer programs for configuring local wireless communication between the communication device and a mobile device close to a vehicle or between mobile devices of a mobile radio system that are close to a vehicle. The communication device comprises a transceiver, which is designed for communication with a control component of the mobile radio system; a control module, which is coupled to the transceiver and is designed to control the transceiver, wherein the control module is also designed to communicate in a first frequency band in the mobile radio system in order to obtain a configuration of a second frequency band of the mobile radio system for the local wireless communication. The control module is also designed to continue to communicate the configuration for the local wireless communication in the second frequency band to at least one mobile device of the mobile radio system that is close to a vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 A communication device for configuring local wireless communication between the communication device and a first mobile device of a mobile radio system or between the first mobile device and a second mobile device of the mobile radio system, wherein the first mobile device or the second mobile device is close to a vehicle, the communication device comprising: a transceiver configured for communication with a control component of the mobile radio system; a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to control the transceiver, wherein the processor is further configured to: communicate with the mobile radio system in a first frequency band to obtain a configuration of a second frequency band of the mobile radio system for the local wireless communication; and configure the local wireless communication in the second frequency band to connect with at least one mobile device of the mobile radio system close to the vehicle, wherein connections in the first frequency band and the second frequency band are configured for bidirectional communication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein to communicate with the mobile radio system the processor is further configured to: transmit a request from the communication device to the control component of the mobile radio system for the second frequency band; and receive a confirmation of an allocation of the second frequency band from the control component of the mobile radio system. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein the second frequency band is at least partially predetermined by a previous subscription with a cellular mobile radio provider. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein the first mobile device or the second mobile device is in the vehicle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein the first mobile device or the second mobile device is outside the vehicle within a vehicle-to-vehicle communication range of a PC5 interface. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein the first and second frequency bands of the cellular mobile radio standards are frequency bands used by a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) long-term evolution (LTE) standard. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to support a direct communication between the communication device and the first mobile device or between the first and the second mobile devices using the second frequency band. ### Claim 23 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to limit use of the second frequency band temporally or spatially according to transmission power corresponding to the second frequency band. ### Claim 24 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein the transceiver is further configured to allow the first mobile device or the second mobile device to use a service of the mobile radio system. ### Claim 25 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to the first mobile device or the second mobile device to use a service of the mobile radio system. ### Claim 26 (depends on 16) The communication device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to communicate with the first mobile device or the second mobile device using cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) standard for securing the bidirectional communication, wherein the bidirectional communication comprises at least one of an authentication function, and an encryption function. ### Claim 27 A network controller of a mobile radio system for configuring local wireless communication between a communication device of a vehicle and a first mobile device or between the first mobile device and a second mobile device of a mobile radio system that are close to the vehicle, the network controller comprising: a transceiver configured for communication with a communication device of the mobile radio system; a processor for controlling the transceiver, wherein the processor is coupled to the transceiver, and wherein the processor is further configured to: communicate with the mobile radio system in a first frequency band to obtain a configuration of a second frequency band of the mobile radio system for the local wireless communication for use of the communication device of the vehicle with the first mobile device of the second mobile device close to the vehicle or between the first and the second mobile devices close to the vehicle, and forward the obtained configuration for the local wireless communication in the second frequency band to the first mobile device or the second mobile device close to the vehicle, wherein the first frequency band and the second frequency band are configured for bidirectional communication. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The network controller of claim 27, wherein the processor is further configured to assign resources of the second frequency band of the mobile radio system depending on a data rate or a quality of the service (QoS). ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The network controller of claim 27, wherein the network controller is configured as a base station or a server. ### Claim 30 A method for a communication device of a vehicle for configuring local wireless communication between the communication device and a first mobile device close to the vehicle, or the first mobile device and a second mobile device of a mobile radio system that are close to the vehicle, the method comprising: communicating with the mobile radio system in a first frequency band for obtaining configuration of a second frequency band of the mobile radio system for the local wireless communication; and communicating with the first mobile device or the second mobile device using the configuration of the second frequency band for the local wireless communication, wherein connections in the first frequency band and the second frequency band are configured for bidirectional communication. ### Claim 31 A method for a processor of a mobile radio system for configuring local wireless communication between a communication device of vehicle and a first mobile device close to the vehicle, or between the first mobile device and a second mobile device of the mobile radio system that are close to a vehicle, the method comprising: communicating in a first frequency band in the mobile radio system for obtaining configuration of a second frequency band of the mobile radio system for the local wireless communication of the communication device of the vehicle with the first mobile device or between the first and the second mobile devices; and communicating with the first mobile device or the second mobile device using the configuration of the second frequency band for the local wireless communication, wherein connections in the first frequency band and the second frequency band are configured for bidirectional communication. ### Claim 32 A computer program comprising a program code, which when executed by a processor perform operations comprising: communicating in a first frequency band in a mobile radio system for obtaining configuration of a second frequency band of the mobile radio system for local wireless communication of a communication device of a vehicle with a first mobile device, or between the first mobile device and a second mobile device, wherein the first mobile device or the second mobile device is close to the vehicle; and communicating with the first mobile device or the second mobile device using the configuration of the second frequency band for the local wireless communication, wherein connections in the first frequency band and the second frequency band are configured for bidirectional communication.