IP Library Granted Patent US 11,729,695
Granted Patent B2
US 11,729,695 · App. 17/661,593 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Method and apparatus for releasing connection with local GW when UE moves out of the residential/enterprise network coverage

Inventors: Chen Ho Chin (Deerlijk, BE); Noun Choi (Flower Mound, TX); Stefano Faccin (Hayward, CA)
Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited
H04W36/32H04L61/5007H04W8/04H04W36/0022H04W36/38H04W48/08H04W64/003H04W74/006H04W76/30H04W8/082H04W84/045H04W88/02H04W88/16
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Patent No.
US 11,729,695
App. No.
17/661,593
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some examples, a user equipment (UE) obtains a connectivity in a first cell, the connectivity comprising a first type of connection that provides access to services in a local data network. The UE camps on a second cell, determines if the connectivity is not supported in the second cell based on broadcast information from the second cell, the broadcast information comprising information of the second cell, and in response to determining that the connectivity is not supported in the second cell, disconnect the connectivity, wherein the disconnecting comprises sending a Non Access Stratum (NAS) message via the second cell.

Claims (33)

1. A method of a user equipment (UE), comprising:

obtaining a connectivity in a first cell, the connectivity comprising a first type of connection that provides access to services in a local data network;

camping on a second cell;

determining if the connectivity is not supported in the second cell based on broadcast information from the second cell, the broadcast information comprising a tracking area identity (TAI) of the second cell, wherein the determining comprises matching the TAI with a list of TAIs obtained from a core network; and

if the connectivity is not supported in the second cell, disconnecting the connectivity, wherein the disconnecting comprises sending a Non Access Stratum (NAS) message via the second cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connectivity is authorized by a network element in the core network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the connectivity is not supported comprises determining that a continuity of the connectivity in the second cell is not allowed.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the determining that the continuity of the connectivity in the second cell is not allowed comprises determining that the first type of connection is not allowed in the second cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connectivity is identified by an access point name (APN), and the APN corresponds to the first type of connection.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising storing, in the UE, a plurality of APNs corresponding to the first type of connection.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the connectivity is not supported in the second cell comprises determining that a continuity of the connectivity is not allowed when the UE moves from the first cell to the second cell.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the determining that the continuity of the connectivity is not allowed is based on a value of a parameter received by the UE.

9. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

obtain a connectivity in a first cell, the connectivity comprising a first type of connection that provides access to services in a local data network;

camp on a second cell;

determine if the connectivity is not supported in the second cell based on broadcast information from the second cell, the broadcast information comprising a tracking area identity (TAI) of the second cell, wherein the determining comprises matching the TAI with a list of TAIs obtained from a core network; and

in response to determining that the connectivity is not supported in the second cell, disconnect the connectivity, wherein the disconnecting comprises sending a Non Access Stratum (NAS) message from the UE via the second cell.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the connectivity is identified by an access point name (APN), and the APN corresponds to the first type of connection.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to store, in the UE, a plurality of APNs corresponding to the first type of connection.

12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the connectivity is authorized by a network element in the core network.

13. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the determining that the connectivity is not supported comprises determining that a continuity of the connectivity in the second cell is not allowed.

14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the determining that the continuity of the connectivity in the second cell is not allowed comprises determining that the first type of connection is not allowed in the second cell.

15. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the determining that the connectivity is not supported in the second cell comprises determining that a continuity of the connectivity is not allowed when the UE moves from the first cell to the second cell.

16. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a user equipment (UE) to:

obtain a connectivity in a first cell, the connectivity comprising a first type of connection that provides access to services in a local data network;

camp on a second cell;

determine if the connectivity is not supported in the second cell based on broadcast information from the second cell, the broadcast information comprising a tracking area identity (TAI) of the second cell, wherein the determining comprises matching the TAI with a list of TAIs obtained from a core network; and

in response to determining that the connectivity is not supported in the second cell, disconnect the connectivity, wherein the disconnecting comprises sending a Non Access Stratum (NAS) message via the second cell.

17. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the connectivity is authorized by a network element in the core network.

18. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the determining that the connectivity is not supported comprises determining that a continuity of the connectivity in the second cell is not allowed.

19. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the determining that the continuity of the connectivity in the second cell is not allowed comprises determining that the first type of connection is not allowed in the second cell.

20. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the connectivity is identified by an access point name (APN), and the APN corresponds to the first type of connection.

Assignments (8)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064015/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
Reel/Frame 064007/0061 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
Reel/Frame 063269/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2022
From: CHOI, NOUN; FACCIN, STEFANO
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059783/0648 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2022
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION UK LIMITED
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059783/0698 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2022
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059845/0945 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 2, 2022
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059845/0954 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2022
From: CHIN, CHEN HO
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION UK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059783/0562 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 15930576 · May 13, 2020
Continuation 16002974 · Jun 7, 2018
Continuation 15055027 · Feb 26, 2016
Continuation 13825996
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