Target service apparatus and method based on device to device direct communication
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHo-Dong Kim, Hyuk-Choon Kwon, Soo-Yeon Jung, Hae-Young Jun, Seung-Hoon Park
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for providing a call taxi service based on D2D communication are provided. When a user terminal executes a call taxi service, a call taxi service request is transferred to a terminal from at least one taxi located in a neighboring area of the user terminal, and then the user terminal directly selects one taxi or one taxi is selected through a competition between taxis. As a result, a process of providing the call to the selected taxi. Accordingly, the user has an advantage of using a quick call taxi service without going through a separate call center.
Claims18
A method of receiving a call taxi service by a user terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving service information related to the call taxi service among services based on Device to Device (D2D) direct communication from two or more neighboring terminals adjacent to the user terminal;
- transmitting a call taxi service request to the neighboring terminals;
- receiving a response to the call taxi service request from the neighboring terminals;
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- establishing a session connection with one of the neighboring terminals based on the response from the neighboring terminals and then performing the call taxi service.
A user terminal for receiving a call taxi service, the user terminal comprising:
- a connector for receiving service information related to the call taxi service among services based on Device to Device (D2D) direct communication from one or more neighboring terminals adjacent to the user terminal;
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- a controller for, when the service information is received from two or more neighboring terminals, transmitting a call taxi service request to the neighboring terminals, and, when a response to the call taxi service request is received from the neighboring terminals, establishing a session connection with one of the neighboring terminals through the connector based on the response from the neighboring terminals and then performing the call taxi service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.