IP Library Granted Patent US 12,713,226
Granted Patent B2
US 12,713,226 · App. 18/110,142 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Method and apparatus for controlling execution mode of function being executed by user equipment in wireless communication system

Inventors: Sangho Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sooeun Song (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Deokhui Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jaehong Yi (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
H04W8/22H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 12,713,226
App. No.
18/110,142
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method by which a user equipment (UE) operates in a wireless communication system includes obtaining status information of the UE, identifying an execution mode of each function of a plurality of functions being executed by the UE, identifying at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed among the functions being executed by the UE, based on the status information of the UE, and changing the execution mode of the identified at least one function.

Claims (61)

1 . A method by which a user equipment (UE) operates in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

obtaining status information of the UE;

identifying an execution mode of each function of a plurality of functions being executed by the UE;

identifying at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed among the functions being executed by the UE, based on the obtained status information of the UE; and

changing the execution mode of the identified at least one function,

wherein the status information of the UE comprises at least one of a remaining battery capacity, an amount of power consumption per unit of time, data throughput per unit of time, data transfer rate, or an amount of heat generation, and

wherein the execution mode of each function includes three or more modes in phases of at least one of power consumption, heat generation control, or execution speed,

wherein the execution mode comprises a deactivated mode, and

wherein changing the execution mode of the identified at least one function comprises deactivating the identified at least one function being executed by the UE.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the status information of the UE is obtained through a sensor included in the UE.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed among the functions being executed by the UE comprises:

determining a priority of each function being executed by the UE, based on the status information of the UE; and

identifying at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed among the functions being executed by the UE, based on the determined priority of each function being executed by the UE.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed comprises a first function and a second function, and

wherein changing the execution mode of the identified at least one function comprises:

changing an execution mode of the first function;

obtaining status information of the UE updated based on the changing of the execution mode of the first function; and

determining whether to change an execution mode of the second function, based on the updated status information of the UE.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, to a base station, execution mode change information of the at least one function.

6 . A user equipment (UE) for controlling an execution mode of a function in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

obtain status information of the UE,

identify an execution mode of each function of a plurality of functions being executed by the UE,

identify at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed among the functions being executed by the UE, based on the obtained status information of the UE, and

change an execution mode of the identified at least one function,

wherein the status information of the UE comprises at least one of a remaining battery capacity, an amount of power consumption per unit of time, data throughput per unit of time, data transfer rate, or an amount of heat generation, and

wherein the execution mode of each function includes three or more modes in phases of at least one of power consumption, heat generation control, or execution speed,

wherein the execution mode comprises a deactivated mode, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to change the execution mode of the identified at least one function by deactivating the identified at least one function being executed by the UE.

7 . The UE of claim 6 , further comprising a sensor configured to obtain the status information.

8 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a priority of each function being executed by the UE, based on the status information of the UE, and

identify at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed among the functions being executed by the UE, based on the determined priority of each function being executed by the UE.

9 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed comprises a first function and a second function, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

change an execution mode of the first function,

obtain status information of the UE updated based on the changing of the execution mode of the first function, and

determine whether to change an execution mode of the second function, based on the updated status information of the UE.

10 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit, to a base station through the transceiver, execution mode change information of the at least one function.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to perform a method comprising:

obtaining status information of a user equipment (UE);

identifying an execution mode of each function of a plurality of functions being executed by the UE;

identifying at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed among the functions being executed by the UE, based on the obtained status information of the UE; and

changing the execution mode of the identified at least one function,

wherein the status information of the UE comprises at least one of a remaining battery capacity, an amount of power consumption per unit of time, data throughput per unit of time, data transfer rate, or an amount of heat generation, and

wherein the execution mode of each function includes three or more modes in phases of at least one of power consumption, heat generation control, or execution speed,

wherein the execution mode comprises a deactivated mode, and

wherein changing the execution mode of the identified at least one function comprises deactivating the identified at least one function being executed by the UE.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11 ,

wherein the status information of the UE is obtained through a sensor included in the UE.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11 , wherein identifying the at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed among the functions being executed by the UE comprises:

determining a priority of each function being executed by the UE, based on the status information of the UE; and

identifying at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed among the functions being executed by the UE, based on the determined priority of each function being executed by the UE.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11 , wherein the at least one function whose execution mode is to be changed comprises a first function and a second function, and

wherein changing the execution mode of the identified at least one function comprises:

changing an execution mode of the first function;

obtaining status information of the UE updated based on the changing of the execution mode of the first function; and

determining whether to change an execution mode of the second function, based on the updated status information of the UE.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11 , wherein the method performed by the computer through the recorded program further comprises transmitting, to a base station, execution mode change information of the at least one function.