Granted Patent B2

US 12,432,802 · App. 17/906,744 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Inventor: Yuejun Zhu (Guangdong, CN)

Assignee: JRD COMMUNICATION (SHENZHEN) LTD.

H04W76/15H04W48/16H04W76/30

Abstract

Claims (67)

1. An icon display method, for an electronic device, the method comprising:

controlling the electronic terminal to display a 5G icon, after the electronic terminal establishes dual connections with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and a New Radio (NR) network;

detecting whether the electronic terminal can currently access an NR secondary cell after a first preset time period is delayed, when the NR secondary cell accessed by the electronic terminal is released; and

controlling the electronic terminal to continue to display the 5G icon in response to that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell;

wherein the detecting whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell specifically comprises:

detecting whether a current LTE primary cell supports the dual connections, when it is detected that an LTE primary cell where the electronic terminal is located is changed within the first preset time period;

detecting, according to a Radio Resource Control (RRC) state of the current LTE primary cell, whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if the dual connections are supported; and

determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if the dual connections are not supported.

2. The icon display method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting, according to the RRC state of the current LTE primary cell, whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell comprises:

detecting whether a bearer number in a preset bearer database is 2 after a second preset time period is delayed, when the RRC state of the current LTE primary cell is in a connection state; determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if yes; and determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if no; and

detecting, within a third preset time period, whether the current LTE primary cell has an NR neighbor cell which meets a preset condition, when the RRC state of the current LTE primary cell is in an idle state; determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if yes; and determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if no.

3. The icon display method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell comprises:

detecting an RRC state of an LTE primary cell when it is detected that the LTE primary cell where the electronic terminal is located is not changed within the first preset time period;

determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell, when the RRC state of the LTE primary cell is in a connection state; and

detecting whether information of the LTE primary cell and information of the NR secondary cell are stored in a preset cell database, when the RRC state of the LTE primary cell is in an idle state; determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if yes; and determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if no.

4. The icon display method of claim 1 , further comprising:

setting a bearer database, and updating, in real time, a bearer number in the bearer database according to a number of at least one type of at least one cell which is currently accessed by the electronic device; and

setting a cell database, and update, in real time, cell information in the cell database according to at least one cell where the electronic terminal is currently located.

5. The icon display method of claim 1 , further comprising:

controlling the electronic terminal to display a 4G icon in response to that the electronic terminal cannot access the NR secondary cell.

6. The icon display method of claim 1 , wherein the controlling the electronic terminal to continue to display the 5G icon comprises:

controlling the electronic terminal to display the 5G icon, when a frequency band of the NR secondary cell which the electronic terminal can currently access belongs to a Sub6 frequency band; and

controlling the electronic terminal to display a 5G Ultra Wideband (UWB) icon, when the frequency band of the NR secondary cell which the electronic terminal can currently access belongs to a millimeter wave frequency band.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores a plurality of instructions, and the instructions are loaded by a processor to perform steps of:

controlling the electronic terminal to display a 5G icon, after the electronic terminal establishes dual connections with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and a New Radio (NR) network;

detecting whether the electronic terminal can currently access an NR secondary cell after a first preset time period is delayed, when the NR secondary cell accessed by the electronic terminal is released; and

controlling the electronic terminal to continue to display the 5G icon in response to that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell;

wherein the detecting whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell comprises:

detecting whether a current LTE primary cell supports the dual connections, when it is detected that an LTE primary cell where the electronic terminal is located is changed within the first preset time period;

detecting, according to a Radio Resource Control (RRC) state of the current LTE primary cell, whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if the dual connections are supported; and

determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if the dual connections are not supported.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the detecting, according to the RRC state of the current LTE primary cell comprises:

detecting whether a bearer number in a preset bearer database is 2 after a second preset time period is delayed, when the RRC state of the current LTE primary cell is in a connection state; determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if yes; and determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if no; and

detecting, within a third preset time period, whether the current LTE primary cell has an NR neighbor cell which meets a preset condition, when the RRC state of the current LTE primary cell is in an idle state; determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if yes; and determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if no.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the detecting whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell comprises:

detecting an RRC state of an LTE primary cell when it is detected that the LTE primary cell where the electronic terminal is located is not changed within the first preset time period;

determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell, when the RRC state of the LTE primary cell is in a connection state; and

detecting whether information of the LTE primary cell and information of the NR secondary cell are stored in a preset cell database, when the RRC state of the LTE primary cell is in an idle state; determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if yes; and determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if no.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are loaded by the processor to further perform steps of:

setting a bearer database, and updating, in real time, a bearer number in the bearer database according to a number of at least one type of at least one cell which is currently accessed by the electronic device; and

setting a cell database, and update, in real time, cell information in the cell database according to at least one cell where the electronic terminal is currently located.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions are loaded by the processor to further perform steps of:

controlling the electronic terminal to display a 4G icon in response to that the electronic terminal cannot access the NR secondary cell.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the controlling the electronic terminal to continue to display the 5G icon comprises:

controlling the electronic terminal to display the 5G icon, when a frequency band of the NR secondary cell which the electronic terminal can currently access belongs to a Sub6 frequency band; and

controlling the electronic terminal to display a 5G Ultra Wideband (UWB) icon, when the frequency band of the NR secondary cell which the electronic terminal can currently access belongs to a millimeter wave frequency band.

13. An electronic terminal, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is electrically connected to the memory, the memory is configured to store instructions and data, and the instructions are loaded by the processor to perform steps of:

controlling the electronic terminal to display a 5G icon, after the electronic terminal establishes dual connections with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and a New Radio (NR) network;

detecting whether the electronic terminal can currently access an NR secondary cell after a first preset time period is delayed, when the NR secondary cell accessed by the electronic terminal is released; and

controlling the electronic terminal to continue to display the 5G icon in response to that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell;

wherein the detecting whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell comprises:

detecting an RRC state of an LTE primary cell when it is detected that the LTE primary cell where the electronic terminal is located is not changed within the first preset time period;

determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell, when the RRC state of the LTE primary cell is in a connection state; and

detecting whether information of the LTE primary cell and information of the NR secondary cell are stored in a preset cell database, when the RRC state of the LTE primary cell is in an idle state; determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if yes; and determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if no.

14. The electronic terminal of claim 13 , wherein the detecting whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell comprises:

detecting whether a current LTE primary cell supports the dual connections, when it is detected that an LTE primary cell where the electronic terminal is located is changed within the first preset time period;

detecting, according to a Radio Resource Control (RRC) state of the current LTE primary cell, whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if the dual connections are supported; and

determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if the dual connections are not supported.

15. The electronic terminal of claim 14 , wherein the detecting, according to the RRC state of the current LTE primary cell, whether the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell comprises:

detecting whether a bearer number in a preset bearer database is 2 after a second preset time period is delayed, when the RRC state of the current LTE primary cell is in a connection state; determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if yes; and determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if no; and

detecting, within a third preset time period, whether the current LTE primary cell has an NR neighbor cell which meets a preset condition, when the RRC state of the current LTE primary cell is in an idle state; determining that the electronic terminal can currently access the NR secondary cell if yes; and determining that the electronic terminal cannot currently access the NR secondary cell if no.

16. The electronic terminal of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are loaded by the processor to further perform steps of:

setting a bearer database, and updating, in real time, a bearer number in the bearer database according to a number of at least one type of at least one cell which is currently accessed by the electronic device; and

setting a cell database, and update, in real time, cell information in the cell database according to at least one cell where the electronic terminal is currently located.

17. The electronic terminal of claim 13 , wherein the controlling the electronic terminal to continue to display the 5G icon comprises:

controlling the electronic terminal to display the 5G icon, when a frequency band of the NR secondary cell which the electronic terminal can currently access belongs to a Sub6 frequency band; and

controlling the electronic terminal to display a 5G Ultra Wideband (UWB) icon, when the frequency band of the NR secondary cell which the electronic terminal can currently access belongs to a millimeter wave frequency band.

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