IP Library Granted Patent US 12,356,494
Granted Patent B2
US 12,356,494 · App. 18/100,154 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

User equipment assistance information to support multiple public land mobile networks

Inventors: Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Jinsook Ryu (Oakton, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W76/27H04W48/20H04W68/02H04W72/0453H04W72/51H04W84/042H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 12,356,494
App. No.
18/100,154
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device transmits, to a first base station of a first public land mobile network (PLMN), a first radio resource control (RRC) message during an RRC connection with the first base station. The wireless device selects, during the RRC connection with the first base station, a cell of a second base station of a second PLMN for monitoring one or more downlink channels. The wireless device transmits, to the first base station during the RRC connection with the first base station, a second RRC message indicating a duration for communication via the cell of the second base station.

Claims (36)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a wireless device to a first base station of a first public land mobile network (PLMN), a first radio resource control (RRC) message during an RRC connection with the first base station;

selecting a cell of a second base station of a second PLMN for monitoring one or more downlink channels; and

transmitting, to the first base station during the RRC connection with the first base station, a second RRC message indicating a duration for communication via the cell of the second base station while maintaining the RRC connection with the first base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first RRC message indicates a capability of the wireless device to communicate with the first base station via one or more first frequency band combinations of the first base station.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more first frequency band combinations comprise a band with a frequency of the cell.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more first frequency band combinations comprise one or more second frequency band combinations.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell operates within one or more operating frequency bands of the second base station.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising determining the one or more operating frequency bands of the cell, wherein:

the wireless device uses same RF chain between one or more second cells of the first base station and the cell of the second base station; and

the one or more second cells operate in the one or more operating frequency bands.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the duration based on one or more first frequency band combinations of the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the duration based on one or more operating frequency bands of the second base station.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the duration based on radio transceiver capability of the wireless device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration comprises one or more combinations of periodicities and offsets.

11. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

transmit, to a first base station of a first public land mobile network (PLMN), a first radio resource control (RRC) message during an RRC connection with the first base station;

select a cell of a second base station of a second PLMN for monitoring one or more downlink channels; and

transmit, to the first base station during the RRC connection with the first base station, a second RRC message indicating a duration for communication via the cell of the second base station while maintaining the RRC connection with the first base station.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the first RRC message indicates a capability of the wireless device to communicate with the first base station via one or more first frequency band combinations of the first base station.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the one or more first frequency band combinations comprise a band with a frequency of the cell.

14. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the one or more first frequency band combinations comprise one or more second frequency band combinations.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the cell operates within one or more operating frequency bands of the second base station.

16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein:

the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine the one or more operating frequency bands of the cell;

the wireless device uses same RF chain between one or more second cells of the first base station and the cell of the second base station; and

the one or more second cells operate in the one or more operating frequency bands.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine the duration based on one or more first frequency band combinations of the wireless device.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine the duration based on one or more operating frequency bands of the second base station.

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to determine the duration based on radio transceiver capability of the wireless device.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

transmit, to a first base station of a first public land mobile network (PLMN), a first radio resource control (RRC) message during an RRC connection with the first base station;

select a cell of a second base station of a second PLMN for monitoring one or more downlink channels; and

transmit, to the first base station during the RRC connection with the first base station, a second RRC message indicating a duration for communication via the cell of the second base station while maintaining the RRC connection with the first base station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2023
From: YI, YUNJUNG; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; PARK, KYUNGMIN; RYU, JINSOOK
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 17322076 · May 17, 2021
Continuation 16847016 · Apr 13, 2020
Provisional Application 62833207 · Apr 12, 2019
Related Publication 20230164870A1 · May 25, 2023
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