IP Library Granted Patent US 12,160,928
Granted Patent B2
US 12,160,928 · App. 17/640,275 · Granted Dec 3, 2024

Method and device for determining support information

Inventor: Wei Hong (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W8/205H04W48/08H04W48/16H04W76/15
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Patent No.
US 12,160,928
App. No.
17/640,275
Granted
Dec 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for determining support information includes: transmitting, by a first SIM in the multiple SIMS, information on n first network slices supported by the first SIM to a network-side device, during a process of establishing a connection by the first SIM with the network-side device, n≥1; receiving, by the first SIM, first support information of the network-side device for the n first network slices, from the network-side device; and transmitting, by the first SIM, the first support information to a second SIM in the multiple SIMs.

Claims (53)

1. A method for determining support information, performed by a terminal provided with multiple subscriber identification modules (SIMs), comprising:

transmitting, by a first SIM in the multiple SIMs, information on n first network slices supported by the first SIM to a network-side device, during a process of establishing a connection by the first SIM with the network-side device, n≥1;

receiving, by the first SIM, first support information of the network-side device for the n first network slices, from the network-side device; and

transmitting, by the first SIM, the first support information to a second SIM in the multiple SIMs,

wherein the second SIM supports information on m second network slices, m≥1, and the method further comprises:

determining, by the second SIM, a target network slice supported by the network-side device from the m second network slices based on the first support information; and

transmitting, by the second SIM, information on the target network slice supported by the second SIM to the network-side device, during a process of establishing a connection by the second SIM with the network-side device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , before transmitting, by the first SIM, the first support information to the second SIM in the multiple SIMs, further comprising:

obtaining, by the first SIM, information on the m second network slices supported by the second SIM, m≥1; and

determining, by the first SIM, the target network slice in the n first network slices which is the same as in the m second network slices;

wherein transmitting, by the first SIM, the first support information to the second SIM in the multiple SIMs, comprises:

transmitting, by the first SIM, target first support information of the network-side device for the target network slice, in the first support information, to the second SIM.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the second SIM, second support information of the network-side device for the target network slice, from the network-side device; and

transmitting, by the second SIM, the second support information to the first SIM, in response to the network-side device not supporting the target network slice.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:

updating, by the first SIM, the first support information based on the second support information.

5. An electronic device provided with multiple subscriber identification modules (SIMs), comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to:

transmit, by a first SIM in the multiple SIMs, information on n first network slices supported by the first SIM to a network-side device, during a process of establishing a connection by the first SIM with the network-side device, n≥1;

receive, by the first SIM, first support information of the network-side device for the n first network slices, from the network-side device; and

transmit, by the first SIM, the first support information to a second SIM in the multiple SIMS,

wherein the processor is configured to:

determine, by the second SIM, a target network slice supported by the network-side device from m second network slices based on the first support information; and

transmit, by the second SIM, information on the target network slice supported by the second SIM to the network-side device, during a process of establishing a connection by the second SIM with the network-side device.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain, by the first SIM, information on the m second network slices supported by the second SIM, m≥1; and

determine, by the first SIM, the target network slice in the n first network slices which is the same as in the m second network slices;

transmit, by the first SIM, target first support information of the network-side device for the target network slice, in the first support information, to the second SIM.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive, by the second SIM, second support information of the network-side device for the target network slice, from the network-side device; and

transmit, by the second SIM, the second support information to the first SIM, in response to the network-side device not supporting the target network slice.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:

update, by the first SIM, the first support information based on the second support information.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device provided with multiple subscriber identification modules, SIMs, a method for determining support information is performed, the method comprising:

transmitting, by a first SIM in the multiple SIMs, information on n first network slices supported by the first SIM to a network-side device, during a process of establishing a connection by the first SIM with the network-side device, n≥1;

receiving, by the first SIM, first support information of the network-side device for the n first network slices, from the network-side device; and

transmitting, by the first SIM, the first support information to a second SIM in the multiple SIMs,

wherein the second SIM supports information on m second network slices, m≥1, and the method further comprises:

determining, by the second SIM, a target network slice supported by the network-side device from the m second network slices based on the first support information; and

transmitting, by the second SIM, information on the target network slice supported by the second SIM to the network-side device, during a process of establishing a connection by the second SIM with the network-side device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 9 , wherein before transmitting, by the first SIM, the first support information to the second SIM in the multiple SIMs, the method further comprising:

obtaining, by the first SIM, information on the m second network slices supported by the second SIM, m≥1; and

determining, by the first SIM, the target network slice in the n first network slices which is the same as in the m second network slices;

wherein transmitting, by the first SIM, the first support information to the second SIM in the multiple SIMs, comprises:

transmitting, by the first SIM, target first support information of the network-side device for the target network slice, in the first support information, to the second SIM.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the second SIM, second support information of the network-side device for the target network slice, from the network-side device; and

transmitting, by the second SIM, the second support information to the first SIM, in response to the network-side device not supporting the target network slice.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

updating, by the first SIM, the first support information based on the second support information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2022
From: HONG, WEI
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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