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Granted Patent B2
US 12,563,419 · App. 18/567,924 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Method and apparatus for processing fast return measurement task, storage medium, and electronic device

Inventor: Tengfei Li (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W24/02H04W76/27H04W36/142
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Patent No.
US 12,563,419
App. No.
18/567,924
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for processing a fast return measurement task, a storage medium, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: determining a data service state of a terminal during a voice call; in response to determining that, when the voice call ends, the data service state is that there is no data service, performing Radio Resource Control (RRC) release on the terminal through an RRC release command; and in response to determining that the data service state is that there is data service, stopping executing other measurement tasks configured previously, and executing only the fast return measurement task on the terminal.

Claims (65)

1 . A method for processing a fast return measurement task, comprising:

determining a data service state of a terminal during a voice call;

in response to determining that, when the voice call ends, the data service state is that there is no data service, performing Radio Resource Control (RRC) release on the terminal through an RRC release command; and

in response to determining that the data service state is that there is data service, stopping executing other measurement tasks configured previously, and executing only the fast return measurement task on the terminal.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing the RRC release on the terminal through the RRC release command comprises:

sending the RRC release command to the terminal, wherein the RRC release command carries a priority order of target frequency points designated for fast return, and the RRC release command is used for instructing the terminal to return to a Fifth Generation communication (5G) system through idle state reselection according to the priority order of the target frequency points.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein stopping executing the other measurement tasks configured previously, and executing only the fast return measurement task on the terminal comprises:

deleting the other measurement tasks from a fast return measurement reconfiguration message, and caching the other measurement tasks; and

at the same time, configuring the fast return measurement task for the terminal according to the priority order of the target frequency points.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein performing the fast return measurement task on the terminal comprises:

configuring execution duration for the fast return measurement task;

within the execution duration, controlling the terminal to keep executing a measurement task, receiving a measurement report reported by the terminal, and controlling, according to the measurement report, the terminal to fast return to the 5G system through switching or redirection; and

in a case where the execution duration is exceeded and the terminal does not return to the 5G system, deleting the fast return measurement task, and resuming the other measurement tasks.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting and evaluating a channel condition, interference and other data service perception conditions of the data service, so as to obtain a detection and evaluation result;

judging whether the detection evaluation result satisfies a preset condition; and

when the voice call ends or in a process of executing the fast return measurement task, triggering to perform blind redirection processing on the terminal of which the detection evaluation result satisfies the preset condition, so that the terminal returns to a Fifth Generation communication (5G) system through blind redirection and idle state reselection.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein triggering to perform the blind redirection processing on the terminal of which the detection evaluation result satisfies the preset condition comprises:

determining a target frequency point with the highest priority to be a redirection target frequency point according to a priority order of target frequency points designated for fast return; and

sending a blind redirection command to the terminal, wherein the blind redirection command carries the redirection target frequency point and the priority order of the target frequency points, and the blind redirection command is used for instructing the terminal to return to the 5G system through blind redirection according to the redirection target frequency point, and in a case where the terminal fails in returning to the 5G system through blind redirection, return to the 5G system through idle state reselection according to the priority order of the target frequency points.

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein judging whether the detection evaluation result satisfies the preset condition comprises:

judging whether a channel condition of the terminal in a serving cell satisfies a first preset threshold value, so as to obtain a first judgment result;

judging whether interference on the terminal in the serving cell satisfies a second preset threshold value, so as to obtain a second judgment result;

judging whether other data service perception conditions of the terminal in the serving cell satisfy a third preset threshold value, so as to obtain a third judgment result;

in a case where at least one of the first judgment result, the second judgment result, and the third judgment result is positive, determining that the detection evaluation result meets the preset condition; and

in a case where the first judgment result, the second judgment result and the third judgment result are all negative, determining that the detection evaluation result does not meet the preset condition.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program, when running on a processor, causes the processor to execute following operations: determining a data service state of a terminal during a voice call: in response to determining that, when the voice call ends, the data service state is that there is no data service, performing Radio Resource Control (RRC) release on the terminal through an RRC release command; and in response to determining that the data service state is that there is data service, stopping executing other measurement tasks configured previously, and executing only a fast return measurement task on the terminal.

9 . An electronic device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to run the computer program so as to execute following operations: determining a data service state of a terminal during a voice call; in response to determining that, when the voice call ends, the data service state is that there is no data service, performing Radio Resource Control (RRC) release on the terminal through an RRC release command: and in response to determining that the data service state is that there is data service, stopping executing other measurement tasks configured previously, and executing only a fast return measurement task on the terminal.

10 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein configuring the execution duration for the fast return measurement task comprises:

statically configuring the execution duration for the fast return measurement task; or

automatically calculating the execution duration for the fast return measurement task according to the number of target frequency points designated for fast return, and configuring the calculated execution duration for the fast return measurement task.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein performing the RRC release on the terminal through the RRC release command comprises:

sending the RRC release command to the terminal, wherein the RRC release command carries a priority order of target frequency points designated for fast return, and the RRC release command is used for instructing the terminal to return to a Fifth Generation communication (5G) system through idle state reselection according to the priority order of the target frequency points.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein stopping executing the other measurement tasks configured previously, and executing only the fast return measurement task on the terminal comprises:

deleting the other measurement tasks from a fast return measurement reconfiguration message, and caching the other measurement tasks; and

at the same time, configuring the fast return measurement task for the terminal according to the priority order of the target frequency points.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein performing the fast return measurement task on the terminal comprises:

configuring execution duration for the fast return measurement task;

within the execution duration, controlling the terminal to keep executing a measurement task, receiving a measurement report reported by the terminal, and controlling, according to the measurement report, the terminal to fast return to the 5G system through switching or redirection; and

in a case where the execution duration is exceeded and the terminal does not return to the 5G system, deleting the fast return measurement task, and resuming the other measurement tasks.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein configuring the execution duration for the fast return measurement task comprises:

statically configuring the execution duration for the fast return measurement task; or

automatically calculating the execution duration for the fast return measurement task according to the number of target frequency points designated for fast return, and configuring the calculated execution duration for the fast return measurement task.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to run the computer program so as to further execute following operations:

detecting and evaluating a channel condition, interference and other data service perception conditions of the data service, so as to obtain a detection and evaluation result;

judging whether the detection evaluation result satisfies a preset condition; and

when the voice call ends or in a process of executing the fast return measurement task, triggering to perform blind redirection processing on the terminal of which the detection evaluation result satisfies the preset condition, so that the terminal returns to a Fifth Generation communication (5G) system through blind redirection and idle state reselection.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein triggering to perform the blind redirection processing on the terminal of which the detection evaluation result satisfies the preset condition comprises:

determining a target frequency point with the highest priority to be a redirection target frequency point according to a priority order of target frequency points designated for fast return; and

sending a blind redirection command to the terminal, wherein the blind redirection command carries the redirection target frequency point and the priority order of the target frequency points, and the blind redirection command is used for instructing the terminal to return to the 5G system through blind redirection according to the redirection target frequency point, and in a case where the terminal fails in returning to the 5G system through blind redirection, return to the 5G system through idle state reselection according to the priority order of the target frequency points.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein judging whether the detection evaluation result satisfies the preset condition comprises:

judging whether a channel condition of the terminal in a serving cell satisfies a first preset threshold value, so as to obtain a first judgment result;

judging whether interference on the terminal in the serving cell satisfies a second preset threshold value, so as to obtain a second judgment result;

judging whether other data service perception conditions of the terminal in the serving cell satisfy a third preset threshold value, so as to obtain a third judgment result;

in a case where at least one of the first judgment result, the second judgment result, and the third judgment result is positive, determining that the detection evaluation result meets the preset condition; and

in a case where the first judgment result, the second judgment result and the third judgment result are all negative, determining that the detection evaluation result does not meet the preset condition.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 8 , wherein performing the RRC release on the terminal through the RRC release command comprises:

sending the RRC release command to the terminal, wherein the RRC release command carries a priority order of target frequency points designated for fast return, and the RRC release command is used for instructing the terminal to return to a Fifth Generation communication (5G) system through idle state reselection according to the priority order of the target frequency points.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein stopping executing the other measurement tasks configured previously, and executing only the fast return measurement task on the terminal comprises:

deleting the other measurement tasks from a fast return measurement reconfiguration message, and caching the other measurement tasks; and

at the same time, configuring the fast return measurement task for the terminal according to the priority order of the target frequency points.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein performing the fast return measurement task on the terminal comprises:

configuring execution duration for the fast return measurement task;

within the execution duration, controlling the terminal to keep executing a measurement task, receiving a measurement report reported by the terminal, and controlling, according to the measurement report, the terminal to fast return to the 5G system through switching or redirection; and

in a case where the execution duration is exceeded and the terminal does not return to the 5G system, deleting the fast return measurement task, and resuming the other measurement tasks.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2023
From: LI, TENGFEI
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065812/0700 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110701081.8 · Jun 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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