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US 12,238,670 · App. 17/603,577 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Multi-card user equipment and communication method therefor, and network device

Inventor: Wei Hong (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W60/005H04W8/20H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 12,238,670
App. No.
17/603,577
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication method for multi-card user equipment, comprising: after a multi-card UE finishes registering to a first operator network by using a first USIM, and when receiving an information request that is initiated by the first operator network for acquiring the USIM that is used by the multi-card UE and that belongs to a non-first operator network, the multi-card UE feeding back information of the USIM belonging to the non-first operator network to the first operator network; and the multi-card UE receiving configuration information for the non-first operator network that is sent by the first operator network, and operating in the non-first operator network according to the received configuration information.

Claims (37)

1. A communication method for multi-card user equipment (UE), comprising:

registering with a first operator network by the multi-card UE using a first Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM);

in response to receiving a request for obtaining information about a USIM belonging to a non-first operator network used by the multi-card UE, feeding back, by the multi-card UE, the information about the USIM belonging to the non-first operator network to the first operator network, wherein the request is initiated by the first operator network; and

receiving, by the multi-card UE, configuration information for the non-first operator network sent by the first operator network, wherein the configuration information is configured by the first operator network for the multi-card UE based on the information about the USIM belonging to the non-first operator network; and listening for, by the multi-card UE, the non-first operator network according to the received configuration information; wherein

the configuration information for the non-first operator network comprises at least one of following:

time information of listening for paging belonging to the non-first operator network, measurement time information of listening for the USIM belonging to the non-first operator network, or a reading time of listening for a system message belonging to the non-first operator network.

2. The communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

notifying the first operator network that the multi-card UE initiating the registration is a multi-card terminal, during the registration of the multi-card UE with the first operator network using the first USIM.

3. The communication method according to claim 2 , wherein the notifying, by the multi-card UE, the first operator network that the multi-card UE initiating the registration is the multi-card terminal comprises:

sending, by the multi-card UE, a registration request signaling to the first operator network during the registration, to notify the first operator network that the multi-card UE initiating the registration is the multi-card terminal.

4. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the information about the USIM belonging to the non-first operator network used by the multi-card UE comprises International Mobile Subscriber Identity number (IMSI) of the multi-card UE.

5. The communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

notifying the first operator network that the multi-card UE initiating the registration is a multi-card terminal, during the registration of the multi-card UE with the first operator network using the first USIM.

6. Multi-card user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to:

register with a first operator network by the multi-card UE using a first Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM);

in response to receiving a request for obtaining information about a USIM belonging to a non-first operator network used by the multi-card UE, feedback, by the multi-card UE, the information about the USIM belonging to the non-first operator network to the first operator network, wherein the request is initiated by the first operator network; and

receive, by the multi-card UE, configuration information for the non-first operator network sent by the first operator network, wherein the configuration information is configured by the first operator network for the multi-card UE based on the information about the USIM belonging to the non-first operator network; and listen for, by the multi-card UE, the non-first operator network according to the received configuration information; wherein

the configuration information for the non-first operator network comprises at least one of following:

time information of listening for paging belonging to the non-first operator network, measurement time information of listening for the USIM belonging to the non-first operator network, or a reading time of listening for a system message belonging to the non-first operator network.

7. The multi-card UE according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

notify the first operator network that the multi-card UE initiating the registration is a multi-card terminal, during the registration of the multi-card UE with the first operator network using the first USIM.

8. The multi-card UE according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

send a registration request signaling to the first operator network during the registration, to notify the first operator network that the multi-card UE initiating the registration is the multi-card terminal.

9. The multi-card UE according to claim 6 , wherein the information about the USIM belonging to the non-first operator network used by the multi-card UE comprises International Mobile Subscriber Identity number (IMSI) of the multi-card UE.

10. A communication method for an operator network device, comprising:

after a registration with the operator network device by user equipment (UE) is completed, in response to the operator network device determining that the UE is a multi-card terminal, requesting, by the operator network device to the UE, obtaining information about a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) belonging to another operator network used by the UE, the another operator network is an operator network other than the operator network device; and

receiving, by the operator network device, the information about the USIM belonging to the another operator network used by the UE, which is fed back by the UE; calculating, based on the received information about the USIM, configuration information for the another operator network, and sending the configuration information to the UE; and notifying the UE to listen for the another operator network according to the configuration information; wherein

the configuration information for the another operator network comprises at least one of following:

time information of listening for paging belonging to the another operator network, measurement time information of listening for the USIM belonging to the another operator network, or a reading time of listening for a system message belonging to the another operator network.

11. The communication method according to claim 10 , wherein the operator network device determining that the UE is the multi-card terminal comprises:

receiving, by the operator network device, a notification sent by the UE that the UE is a multi-card terminal during the registration, and determining, by the operator network device, that the UE is the multi-card terminal according to the notification.

12. The communication method according to claim 11 , wherein the receiving, by the operator network device, a notification sent by the UE that the UE is the multi-card terminal comprises:

receiving, by the operator network device, a registration request signaling sent by the UE during the registration, and the registration request signaling is used to notify the operator network device that the UE initiating the registration is a multi-card terminal.

13. The communication method according to claim 10 , wherein the information about the USIM of the another operator network used by the UE comprises International Mobile Subscriber Identity number (IMSI) of the multi-card user equipment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2021
From: HONG, WEI
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057794/0945 →
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