IP Library Granted Patent US 12,262,441
Granted Patent B2
US 12,262,441 · App. 17/289,944 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Timer control method and apparatus, electronic device and computer readable storage medium

Inventor: Xiaowei Jiang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 12,262,441
App. No.
17/289,944
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for timer control. The method may include suspending, when a terminal is in an discontinuous reception (DRX) active state, a currently running DRX timer in response to an interruption of a preset communication. The method may further include continuing, when the preset communication is resumed, to run the DRX timer.

Claims (46)

1. A method for timer control, comprising;

starting a discontinuous reception (DRX) timer, wherein a terminal retains in a DRX active state before expiration of the DRX timer to ensure that a preset communication is performed and enters a DRX inactive state after the expiration of the DRX timer;

in response to an interruption of the preset communication, suspending the DRX timer that is currently running to avoid the DRX timer from timing out during the interruption of the preset communication; and

in response to a resumption of the preset communication, continuing to run the DRX timer to keep the terminal in the DRX active state.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication on a preset cell.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the preset cell comprises at least one of a primary cell or a primary secondary cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication on any cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to receiving a bandwidth part (BWP) switching command.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to receiving an uplink carrier reconfiguration message.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to receiving a message of activating or deactivating a secondary cell.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to receiving a message of adding or releasing a secondary cell.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to a measurement gap of the terminal.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to switching between a DRX active state and a DRX inactive state for a primary cell in evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preset communication comprises at least one of a receiving operation or a sending operation.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by the one or more processors,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

start a discontinuous reception (DRX) timer, wherein a terminal retains in a DRX active state before expiration of the DRX timer to ensure that a preset communication is performed and enters a DRX inactive state after the expiration of the DRX timer;

in response to an interruption of the preset communication, suspend the DRX timer that is currently running to avoid the DRX timer from timing out during the interruption of the preset communication; and

in response to a resumption of the preset communication, continue to run the DRX timer to keep the terminal in the DRX active state.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication on a preset cell.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the preset cell comprises at least one of a primary cell or a primary secondary cell.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication on any cell.

16. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to receiving a bandwidth part (BWP) switching command.

17. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to receiving an uplink carrier reconfiguration message.

18. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to receiving a message of activating or deactivating a secondary cell.

19. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the interruption of the preset communication comprises:

an interruption of the preset communication in response to receiving a message of adding or releasing a secondary cell.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of programs for execution by a computing device having one or more processors, wherein the plurality of programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform acts comprising:

starting a discontinuous reception (DRX) timer, wherein a terminal retains in a DRX active state before expiration of the DRX timer to ensure that a preset communication is performed and enters a DRX inactive state after the expiration of the DRX timer;

in response to an interruption of the preset communication, suspend the DRX timer that is currently running to avoid the DRX timer from timing out during the interruption of the preset communication; and

in response to a resumption of the preset communication, continue to run the DRX timer to keep the terminal in the DRX active state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2021
From: JIANG, XIAOWEI
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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