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US 12,245,126 · App. 18/488,563 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Service processing method, information transmission method, and relevant devices

Inventor: Xiaowan Ke (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W4/90H04L61/5007H04L65/1016H04W60/00
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Patent No.
US 12,245,126
App. No.
18/488,563
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a service processing method, an information transmission method and relevant devices. The service processing method includes: acquiring related information about service processing; and performing relevant processing on a target service at least in accordance with the acquired related information about the service processing.

Claims (49)

1. A service processing method performed by a terminal, the service processing method comprising:

transmitting related information about service processing to a first network unit in a first network, wherein the first network unit in the first network is an Access Management Function (AMF) or Mobility Management Entity (MME), so as to perform relevant processing on a target service, wherein the related information about the service processing comprises at least one of: related information indicating whether the terminal supports handover attach, or related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network supports preservation of an IP address of the terminal in accordance with the terminal indicating handover, wherein the related information indicating whether the terminal supports handover attach refers to information indicating that the terminal supports to indicate the request type in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) connection request as handover; and

receiving service support indication information from the first network unit in the first network, wherein the service support indication information is determined in accordance with the related information about service processing, wherein the service support indication information is used to indicate whether the target service is to be supported or the target service is not to be supported; or

receiving or not receiving a service support indicator for a target service from the first network unit in the first network, wherein whether the service support indicator is transmitted or not is determined in accordance with the related information about service processing,

wherein the target service comprises voice service or emergency service.

2. The service processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting related information about service processing to the first network unit in the first network comprises:

transmitting a registration request message to the first network unit in the first network, wherein the registration request message comprises the related information about service processing; and

wherein the receiving service support indication information from the first network unit in the first network comprises:

receiving a registration acceptance message from the first network unit in the first network, wherein the registration acceptance message comprises the service support indication information.

3. The service processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the related information indicating whether the terminal supports handover attach comprises related information indicating that the terminal supports handover attach;

wherein the terminal supports handover attach when at least one of the following conditions has been met: the terminal supports to initiate handover attach, the terminal supports to initiate location update for indicating handover attach, or the terminal supports to indicate the request type in the PDU connection request as handover, or

wherein the terminal supports handover attach when the terminal has one of a capability that the terminal supports the request for preservation of the IP address of the terminal when the terminal moves from the first network to the second network, or a capability that the terminal supports to indicate the request type in a PDU connectivity establishment request as handover in an attach request process or location update request process when the terminal moves from a 5 th -Generation (5G) network to an Evolved Packet System (EPS) network.

4. The service processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the handover attach comprises indicating the request for preservation of the IP address of the terminal when the terminal moves from the first network to the second network.

5. The service processing method according to claim 1 , wherein whether the first network and/or the second network support preservation of an IP address of the terminal in accordance with the terminal indicating handover comprises whether the first network and/or the second network support handover attach.

6. The service processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the target service comprises an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) voice service.

7. The service processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the service support indicator comprises one of an IMS voice over Packet Switching (PS) session supported indicator or an IMS voice over PS session supported indicator over 3 rd -Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

8. The service processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the related information about the service processing further comprises at least one of: related information indicating whether the terminal supports a request for preservation of an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the terminal, related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network supports preservation of an IP address of the terminal, related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network supports a procedure of interworking with an N26 interface, related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network supports a procedure of interworking without an N26 interface, related information indicating whether the terminal supports to be re-directed to the second network, related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network support a target service, related information indicating whether the first network supports to re-direct the terminal to the second network, or related information indicating whether the first network supports the target service through re-directing the terminal to the second network.

9. A terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to perform operations comprising:

transmitting related information about service processing to a first network unit in a first network, wherein the first network unit in the first network is an Access Management Function (AMF) or Mobility Management Entity (MME), so as to perform relevant processing on a target service, wherein the related information about the service processing comprises at least one of: related information indicating whether the terminal supports handover attach, or related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network supports preservation of an IP address of the terminal in accordance with the terminal indicating handover, wherein the related information indicating whether the terminal supports handover attach refers to information indicating that the terminal supports to indicate the request type in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) connection request as handover; and

receiving service support indication information from the first network unit in the first network, wherein the service support indication information is determined in accordance with the related information about service processing, wherein the service support indication information is used to indicate whether the target service is to be supported or the target service is not to be supported; or

receiving or not receiving a service support indicator for a target service from the first network unit in the first network, wherein whether the service support indicator is transmitted or not is determined in accordance with the related information about service processing,

wherein the target service comprises voice service or emergency service.

10. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the transmitting related information about service processing comprises:

transmitting a registration request message, wherein the registration request message comprises the related information about service processing; and

wherein the receiving service support indication information from the first network unit in the first network comprises:

receiving a registration acceptance message from the first network unit in the first network, wherein the registration acceptance message comprises the service support indication information.

11. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the related information indicating whether the terminal supports handover attach comprises related information indicating that the terminal supports handover attach;

wherein the terminal supports handover attach when at least one of the following conditions has been met: the terminal supports to initiate handover attach, the terminal supports to initiate location update for indicating handover attach, or the terminal supports to indicate the request type in the PDU connection request as handover, or

wherein the terminal supports handover attach when the terminal has one of a capability that the terminal supports the request for preservation of the IP address of the terminal when the terminal moves from the first network to the second network, or a capability that the terminal supports to indicate the request type in a PDU connectivity establishment request as handover in an attach request process or location update request process when the terminal moves from a 5 th -Generation (5G) network to an Evolved Packet System (EPS) network.

12. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the handover attach comprises indicating the request for preservation of the IP address of the terminal when the terminal moves from the first network to the second network.

13. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein whether the first network and/or the second network support preservation of an IP address of the terminal in accordance with the terminal indicating handover comprises whether the first network and/or the second network support handover attach.

14. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the target service comprises an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) voice service, and

wherein the service support indicator comprises one of an IMS voice over Packet Switching (PS) session supported indicator or an IMS voice over PS session supported indicator over 3 rd -Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

15. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the related information about the service processing further comprises at least one of: related information indicating whether the terminal supports a request for preservation of an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the terminal, related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network supports preservation of an IP address of the terminal, related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network supports a procedure of interworking with an N26 interface, related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network supports a procedure of interworking without an N26 interface, related information indicating whether the terminal supports to be re-directed to the second network, related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network support a target service, related information indicating whether the first network supports to re-direct the terminal to the second network, or related information indicating whether the first network supports the target service through re-directing the terminal to the second network.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, when the computer program is executed by a processor of a terminal, the terminal is enabled to perform the following operations:

transmitting related information about service processing to a first network unit in a first network, wherein the first network unit in the first network is an Access Management Function (AMF) or Mobility Management Entity (MME), so as to perform relevant processing on a target service, wherein the related information about the service processing comprises at least one of: related information indicating whether the terminal supports handover attach, or related information indicating whether the first network and/or the second network supports preservation of an IP address of the terminal in accordance with the terminal indicating handover, wherein the related information indicating whether the terminal supports handover attach refers to information indicating that the terminal supports to indicate the request type in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) connection request as handover; and

receiving service support indication information from the first network unit in the first network, wherein the service support indication information is determined in accordance with the related information about service processing, wherein the service support indication information is used to indicate whether the target service is to be supported or the target service is not to be supported; or

receiving or not receiving a service support indicator for a target service from the first network unit in the first network, wherein whether the service support indicator is transmitted or not is determined in accordance with the related information about service processing,

wherein the target service comprises voice service or emergency service.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein the transmitting related information about service processing comprises:

transmitting a registration request message, wherein the registration request message comprises the related information about service processing; and

wherein the receiving service support indication information from the first network unit in the first network comprises:

receiving a registration acceptance message from the first network unit in the first network, wherein the registration acceptance message comprises the service support indication information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein the related information indicating whether the terminal supports handover attach comprises related information indicating that the terminal supports handover attach;

wherein the terminal supports handover attach when at least one of the following conditions has been met: the terminal supports to initiate handover attach, the terminal supports to initiate location update for indicating handover attach, or the terminal supports to indicate the request type in the PDU connection request as handover, or

wherein the terminal supports handover attach when the terminal has one of a capability that the terminal supports the request for preservation of the IP address of the terminal when the terminal moves from the first network to the second network, or a capability that the terminal supports to indicate the request type in a PDU connectivity establishment request as handover in an attach request process or location update request process when the terminal moves from a 5 th -Generation (5G) network to an Evolved Packet System (EPS) network.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein the handover attach comprises indicating the request for preservation of the IP address of the terminal when the terminal moves from the first network to the second network.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein the target service comprises an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) voice service,

wherein the service support indicator comprises one of an IMS voice over Packet Switching (PS) session supported indicator or an IMS voice over PS session supported indicator over 3 rd -Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2023
From: KE, XIAOWAN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810151030.0 · Feb 13, 2018 · national
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