IP Library Granted Patent US 8,914,035
Granted Patent B2
US 8,914,035 · App. 13/990,525 · Granted Dec 16, 2014

Multi SIM modem management

Inventor: Sylviane Roullier (Le Mans, FR)
Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
H04W88/06H04W68/00H04W60/005H04W72/042H04W8/183H04W76/02
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Patent No.
US 8,914,035
App. No.
13/990,525
Granted
Dec 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Multiple subscriber identity modem ( 10 ) capable of receiving messages related to at least two subscriber identities, characterized in that it comprises a delaying module ( 19 ) configured to: —determine, from a connection request for a service associated with a first subscriber identity, whether the service belongs to a first class of communication, and, when the service has been determined as belonging to the first class of communication, —determine whether a remaining time between the connection request and a next paging occasion, associated with a second subscriber identity, is falling on a first side of a threshold, and, when the remaining time has been determined as falling on the first side of the threshold, —delay an access grant indication related to the connection request until the paging occasion has been handled.

Claims (20)

1. Multiple subscriber identity modem capable of receiving messages related to at least two subscriber identities, characterized in that it comprises a delaying module configured to:

determine, from a connection request for a service associated with a first subscriber identity, whether the service belongs to a first class of communication, and, when the service has been determined as belonging to the first class of communication,

determine whether a remaining time between the connection request and a next paging occasion, associated with a second subscriber identity, is falling on a first side of a threshold, and, when the remaining time has been determined as falling on the first side of the threshold, and

delay an access grant indication related to the connection request until the paging occasion has been handled.

2. Multiple subscriber identity modem according to claim 1 , wherein the delaying module is further configured to, when the remaining time has been determined as falling on a second side of the threshold, transmit an access grant indication related to the connection request.

3. Multiple subscriber identity modem according to claim 1 , wherein the delaying module comprises a request module configured to request a connection for a service, and a control block configured to control a radio opening time for each subscriber identity of the multiple subscriber identity modem, the control block being further configured to receive the connection request for the service and to determine whether the service belongs to the first class of communication.

4. Multiple subscriber identity modem according to claim 1 , wherein the delaying module comprises a scheduling block configured to determine information regarding a scheduling of paging occasions for each subscriber identity of the multiple subscriber identity modem, the scheduling block being further configured to determine whether the remaining time between the connection request and the next paging occasion is falling on the first side of the threshold.

5. Multiple subscriber identity modem according to claim 4 , wherein the scheduling block is further configured to transmit to the control block an access grant indication to trigger a radio opening time for the first subscriber identity.

6. Multiple subscriber identity modem according to claim 5 , wherein the scheduling block is further configured to, when the remaining time between the connection request and the next paging occasion has been determined as falling on the first side of the threshold, wait for the reception of an indication indicating that the paging occasion has been handled before transmitting the access grant indication.

7. Multiple subscriber identity modem according to claim 1 , wherein the modem is a Dual SIM Dual Standby modem.

8. Mobile device comprising a multiple subscriber identity modem according to claim 1 , and a reception/transmission block for receiving and/or transmitting signals, the reception/transmission block being coupled to the multiple subscriber identity modem.

9. Method of data processing in a multiple subscriber identity modem capable of receiving messages related to at least two subscriber identities, characterized in that it comprises steps of:

determining, from a connection request for a service associated with a first subscriber identity of the multiple subscriber identity modem, whether the service belongs to a first class of communication, and, when the service has been determined as belonging to the first class of communication,

determining whether a remaining time between the connection request and a next paging occasion, associated with a second subscriber identity, is falling on a first side of a threshold, and, when the remaining time has been determined as falling on the first side of the threshold, and

delaying an access grant indication related to the connection request until the paging occasion has been handled.

10. Method according to claim 9 , comprising a step of controlling a radio opening time for a subscriber identity of the multiple subscriber identity modem.

11. Method according to claim 9 , comprising a step of determining information regarding a scheduling of paging occasions for each subscriber identity of the multiple subscriber identity modem.

12. Method according to claim 9 , comprising a step of transmitting an access grant indication to trigger a radio opening time for the first subscriber identity.

13. Method according to claim 12 , comprising a step of, when the remaining time between the connection request and the next paging occasion has been determined as falling on the first side of the threshold, waiting for the reception of an indication indicating that the paging occasion has been handled before transmitting the access grant indication.

14. Computer program product comprising a computer readable medium, having thereon one or more stored sequences of instructions being loadable into a processor and adapted to cause, when executed by the processor, execution of the steps of claim 9 .

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2019
From: OPTIS CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY, LLC,
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
Reel/Frame 048529/0510 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2019
From: ST-ERICSSON SA, EN LIQUIDATION
To: OPTIS CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY, LLC,
Reel/Frame 048504/0519 →
STATUS CHANGE-ENTITY IN LIQUIDATION Recorded Feb 2, 2016
From: ST-ERICSSON SA
To: ST-ERICSSON SA, EN LIQUIDATION
Reel/Frame 037739/0493 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2013
From: ROULLIER, SYLVIANE
To: ST-ERICSSON SA
Reel/Frame 030657/0927 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 10306337 · Dec 1, 2010 · regional
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61435598 · Jan 24, 2011
Related Publication 20130260778A1 · Oct 3, 2013