IP Library Granted Patent US 12,336,057
Granted Patent B2
US 12,336,057 · App. 18/367,098 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Multi-universal subscriber identity module gap

Inventors: Taehun Kim (Fairfax, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); SungDuck Chun (Fairfax, VA); Weihua Qiao (Herndon, VA); Peyman Talebi Fard (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W8/20H04W68/005H04W76/20H04W76/30
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Patent No.
US 12,336,057
App. No.
18/367,098
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station central unit sends, to a base station distributed unit, wireless device assistance information indicating a multi universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) gap preference of the wireless device for a MUSIM gap of the wireless device. The base station central unit receives, from the base station distributed unit, a MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap of the wireless device.

Claims (32)

1. A base station central unit of a base station, the base station central unit comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station central unit to: send, to a base station distributed unit of the base station, wireless device assistance information indicating a multi universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) gap preference of a wireless device for a MUSIM gap of the wireless device; receive, from the base station distributed unit, a MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap of the wireless device; and send, to the wireless device, the MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap.

2. The base station central unit of claim 1 , wherein the MUSIM gap preference and/or the MUSIM configuration are indicated based on one or more MUSIM gap configuration parameters.

3. The base station central unit of claim 2 , wherein the one or more MUSIM gap configuration parameters comprise at least one of a MUSIM gap starting position, a MUSIM gap offset, a MUSIM gap length, or a MUSIM gap repetition period.

4. The base station central unit of claim 2 , wherein the one or more MUSIM gap configuration parameters indicating the MUSIM gap preference of the wireless device are one or more preferred MUSIM gap configuration parameters, comprising at least one of:

a preferred MUSIM gap starting position,

a preferred MUSIM gap offset,

a preferred MUSIM gap length, or

a preferred MUSIM gap repetition period.

5. The base station central unit of claim 4 , wherein the one or more configured MUSIM gap configuration parameters are the same as or different from the one or more preferred MUSIM gap configuration parameters.

6. The base station central unit of claim 2 , wherein the one or more MUSIM gap configuration parameters indicating the MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap comprise one or more configured MUSIM gap configuration parameters, comprising at least one of:

a configured MUSIM gap starting position,

a configured MUSIM gap offset,

a configured MUSIM gap length, or

a configured MUSIM gap repetition period.

7. The base station central unit of claim 1 , wherein the base station central unit is of a first network and the MUSIM gap is for receiving a signal from a second network and/or transmitting a signal to the second network while in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state in the first network.

8. The base station central unit of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station central unit to communicate, with the wireless device, based on the MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap.

9. A base station distributed unit of a base station, the base station distributed unit comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station distributed unit to: receive, from a base station central unit of the base station, wireless device assistance information indicating a multi universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) gap preference of a wireless device for a MUSIM gap of the wireless device; determine, based on the wireless device assistance information, a MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap of the wireless device; and send, to the base station central unit, the MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap of the wireless device; wherein the base station central unit sends, to the wireless device, the MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap.

10. The base station distributed unit of claim 9 , wherein the MUSIM gap preference and/or the MUSIM configuration are indicated based on one or more MUSIM gap configuration parameters.

11. The base station distributed unit of claim 9 , wherein the base station central unit is of a first network and the MUSIM gap is for receiving a signal from a second network and/or transmitting a signal to the second network to a second network while in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state in the first network.

12. The base station distributed unit of claim 9 , wherein the wireless device assistance information is received from the base station central unit in a message requesting to configure and/or modify the MUSIM gap.

13. The base station distributed unit of claim 9 , wherein determining the MUSIM configuration comprises determining one or more configured MUSIM gap configuration parameters of the MUSIM configuration to be the same as or different from one or more preferred MUSIM gap configuration parameters received in the wireless device assistance information indicating the MUSIM gap preference of the wireless device.

14. The base station distributed unit of claim 9 , wherein the base station central unit communicates with the wireless device based on the MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a base station central unit of a base station, cause the base station central unit to: send, to a base station distributed unit of the base station, wireless device assistance information indicating a multi universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) gap preference of a wireless device for a MUSIM gap of the wireless device; receive, from the base station distributed unit, a MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap of the wireless device; and send, to the wireless device, the MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the MUSIM gap preference and/or the MUSIM configuration are indicated based on one or more MUSIM gap configuration parameters.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more MUSIM gap configuration parameters indicating the MUSIM gap preference of the wireless device are one or more preferred MUSIM gap configuration parameters comprising at least one of a preferred MUSIM gap starting position, a preferred MUSIM gap offset, a preferred MUSIM gap length, or a preferred MUSIM gap repetition period.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more MUSIM gap configuration parameters indicating the MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap comprise one or more configured MUSIM gap configuration parameters, comprising at least one of:

a configured MUSIM gap starting position,

a configured MUSIM gap offset,

a configured MUSIM gap length, or

a configured MUSIM gap repetition period.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the base station central unit is of a first network and the MUSIM gap is for receiving a signal from a second network and/or transmitting a signal to the second network while in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state in the first network.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the base station central unit to communicate, with the wireless device, based on the MUSIM configuration for the MUSIM gap.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 27, 2023
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 065670/0266 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 26, 2023
From: QIAO, WEIHUA
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 065360/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2023
From: KIM, TAEHUN; PARK, KYUNGMIN; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; CHUN, SUNGDUCK; TALEBI FARD, PEYMAN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 065338/0790 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2022053500 · Dec 20, 2022
Provisional Application 63294013 · Dec 27, 2021
Related Publication 20240129711A1 · Apr 18, 2024
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