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Granted Patent B2
US 12,149,925 · App. 17/175,414 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Communication method and device

Inventors: Dajie Jiang (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Fei Qin (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Yuan Zhang (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W76/28H04W72/1215H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 12,149,925
App. No.
17/175,414
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are a communication method and device. The method comprises: sending discontinuous reception (DRX)-related information of a second network device to a first network device; receiving a time interval configured by the first network device, wherein the time interval is obtained by the first network device according to the DRX-related information of the second network device; and carrying out an operation for the second network device according to the time interval, wherein the first network device serves a first type network of a first operator, and the second network device serves a first type network of a second operator.

Claims (48)

1. A communication method, applied to a terminal device, wherein the method comprises:

measuring a first-type network of a second operator when the terminal device works in a first-type network of a first operator, to obtain a measurement result; and

switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator when the measurement result meets a predetermined switching condition;

wherein the measuring a first-type network of a second operator when the terminal device works in a first-type network of a first operator, to obtain a measurement result comprises:

when the terminal device works in the first-type network of the first operator, and load of the first-type network of the first operator is greater than a load threshold, measuring the first-type network of the second operator, to obtain the measurement result;

wherein before the switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator, the method further comprises:

when the measurement result meets the predetermined switching condition, informing a user of the terminal device whether to switch from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator when the measurement result meets a predetermined switching condition comprises:

when load of the first-type network of the second operator is less than another load threshold, switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

predefining switching priorities of different types of networks of different operators; and

the measuring a first-type network of a second operator when the terminal device works in a first-type network of a first operator, to obtain the measurement result comprises:

measuring the first-type network of the second operator based on the switching priority when the terminal device works in the first-type network of the first operator, to obtain the measurement result.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the switching priority of the first-type network of the second operator is higher than at least one of the following:

a switching priority of another type of network of the second operator; and

a switching priority of a second-type network or another type of network of another operator.

5. A terminal device, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a program that is stored in the memory and that can run on the processor, wherein the program is executed by the processor to perform steps of:

measuring a first-type network of a second operator when the terminal device works in a first-type network of a first operator, to obtain a measurement result; and

switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator when the measurement result meets a predetermined switching condition;

wherein when measuring a first-type network of a second operator when the terminal device works in a first-type network of a first operator, to obtain a measurement result, the program is executed by the processor to perform:

when the terminal device works in the first-type network of the first operator, and load of the first-type network of the first operator is greater than a load threshold, measuring the first-type network of the second operator, to obtain the measurement result;

wherein before the switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator, the program is executed by the processor to perform the steps of:

when the measurement result meets the predetermined switching condition, informing a user of the terminal device whether to switch from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator.

6. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein when switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator when the measurement result meets a predetermined switching condition, the program is executed by the processor to perform steps of:

when load of the first-type network of the second operator is less than a another load threshold, switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator.

7. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the program is executed by the processor to perform steps of: predefining switching priorities of different types of networks of different operators; and

when measuring a first-type network of a second operator when the terminal device works in a first-type network of a first operator, to obtain the measurement result, the program is executed by the processor to perform steps of:

measuring the first-type network of the second operator based on the switching priority when the terminal device works in the first-type network of the first operator, to obtain the measurement result.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the switching priority of the first-type network of the second operator is higher than at least one of the following:

a switching priority of another type of network of the second operator; and

a switching priority of a second-type network or another type of network of another operator.

9. A communication method, applied to a terminal device, wherein the method comprises:

measuring a first-type network of a second operator when the terminal device works in a first-type network of a first operator, to obtain a measurement result; and

switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator when the measurement result meets a predetermined switching condition;

wherein the measuring a first-type network of a second operator when the terminal device works in a first-type network of a first operator, to obtain a measurement result comprises at least one of the following:

when the terminal device works in the first-type network of the first operator, triggering measurement of the first-type network of the second operator by a triggering condition that signal quality of the first-type network of the first operator is less than a second signal threshold, to obtain the measurement result; and

when the terminal device works in the first-type network of the first operator, triggering measurement of the first-type network of the second operator by a triggering condition that load of the first-type network of the first operator is greater than a load threshold, to obtain the measurement result;

wherein before the switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator, the method further comprises:

when the measurement result meets the predetermined switching condition, informing a user of the terminal device whether to switch from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator when the measurement result meets a predetermined switching condition comprises:

when signal quality of the first-type network of the second operator is greater than a another signal threshold, and/or when load of the first-type network of the second operator is less than another load threshold, switching from the first-type network of the first operator to the first-type network of the second operator.

11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

predefining switching priorities of different types of networks of different operators; and

the measuring a first-type network of a second operator when the terminal device works in a first-type network of a first operator, to obtain the measurement result comprises:

measuring the first-type network of the second operator based on the switching priority when the terminal device works in the first-type network of the first operator, to obtain the measurement result.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the switching priority of the first-type network of the second operator is higher than at least one of the following:

a switching priority of another type of network of the second operator; and

a switching priority of a second-type network or another type of network of another operator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2021
From: JIANG, DAJIE; QIN, FEI; ZHANG, YUAN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 055300/0841 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810937248.9 · Aug 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019099927 · Aug 9, 2019
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