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Granted Patent B2
US 12,604,361 · App. 18/005,882 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Techniques for discontinuous reception collision resolution for multi-SIM user equipment

Inventors: Uttam Vyas (Hyderabad, IN); Sumanth Kumar Kota (Hyderabad, IN); Rishika Tindola (Hyderabad, IN)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W76/28H04W36/0058H04W36/30
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Patent No.
US 12,604,361
App. No.
18/005,882
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a device ( 120 ) with two SIMs ( 305 a, 305 b ), the overlapping DRXs of the two connections is reduced by handovering one of the two SIM to a neighbor cell that satisfies a quality threshold.

Claims (73)

1 . A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining that a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) of the UE overlaps with a second DRX cycle associated with a second SIM of the UE;

determining that a collision counter, associated with the first DRX cycle and the second DRX cycle, is satisfied;

determining whether a quality of a neighbor cell satisfies a threshold based at least in part on the determination that the first DRX cycle overlaps with the second DRX cycle; and

transmitting, based at least in part on the determination that the quality of the neighbor cell satisfies the threshold and the determination that the collision counter is satisfied, a measurement report configured to trigger a handover of at least one SIM of the first SIM or the second SIM to the neighbor cell.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

skipping one or more active times associated with one or more of the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle based at least in part on the quality of the neighbor cell failing to satisfy the threshold.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

skipping one or more active times associated with one or more of the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle based at least in part on the handover failing.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

determining that the handover has failed based at least in part on determining that a handover command is not received within a threshold time period.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing the handover of the at least one SIM to the neighbor cell, wherein the neighbor cell is associated with a third DRX cycle for the at least one SIM.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining that the third DRX cycle overlaps with a DRX cycle of a SIM of the first SIM and the second SIM; and

skipping one or more active times associated with one or more of the third DRX cycle or the DRX cycle of the SIM based at least in part on the overlap between the third DRX cycle and the DRX cycle of the SIM.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting the at least one SIM associated with the measurement report based at least in part on a pending data session or a pending signaling session associated with the at least one SIM.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one SIM is preconfigured as associated with the measurement report.

9 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors operatively coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more memories and the one or more processors configured to:

determine that a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) of the UE overlaps with a second DRX cycle associated with a second SIM of the UE;

determine whether a quality of a neighbor cell satisfies a threshold based at least in part on the determination that the first DRX cycle overlaps with the second DRX cycle; and

transmit, based at least in part on the determination that the quality of the neighbor cell satisfies the threshold and a determination that a collision counter, associated with the first DRX cycle and the second DRX cycle, is satisfied, a measurement report configured to trigger a handover of at least one SIM of the first SIM or the second SIM to the neighbor cell.

10 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

skip one or more active times associated with one or more of the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle based at least in part on the quality of the neighbor cell failing to satisfy the threshold.

11 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

skip one or more active times associated with one or more of the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle based at least in part on the handover failing.

12 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine that the handover has failed based at least in part on determining that a handover command is not received within a threshold time period.

13 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

perform the handover of the at least one SIM to the neighbor cell, wherein the neighbor cell is associated with a third DRX cycle for the at least one SIM.

14 . The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine that the third DRX cycle overlaps with a DRX cycle of a SIM of the first SIM and the second SIM; and

skip one or more active times associated with one or more of the third DRX cycle or the DRX cycle of the SIM based at least in part on the overlap between the third DRX cycle and the DRX cycle of the SIM.

15 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

select the at least one SIM associated with the measurement report based at least in part on a pending data session or a pending signaling session associated with the at least one SIM.

16 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the at least one SIM is preconfigured as associated with the measurement report.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

determine that a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) of the UE overlaps with a second DRX cycle associated with a second SIM of the UE;

determine whether a quality of a neighbor cell satisfies a threshold based at least in part on the determination that the first DRX cycle overlaps with the second DRX cycle; and

transmit, based at least in part on the determination that the quality of the neighbor cell satisfies the threshold and a determination that a collision counter, associated with the first DRX cycle and the second DRX cycle, is satisfied, a measurement report configured to trigger a handover of at least one SIM of the first SIM or the second SIM to the neighbor cell.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE to:

skip one or more active times associated with one or more of the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle based at least in part on the quality of the neighbor cell failing to satisfy the threshold.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE to:

skip one or more active times associated with one or more of the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle based at least in part on the handover failing.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE to:

determine that the handover has failed based at least in part on determining that a handover command is not received within a threshold time period.

21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE to:

perform the handover of the at least one SIM to the neighbor cell, wherein the neighbor cell is associated with a third DRX cycle for the at least one SIM.

22 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE to:

determine that the third DRX cycle overlaps with a DRX cycle of a SIM of the first SIM and the second SIM; and

skip one or more active times associated with one or more of the third DRX cycle or the DRX cycle of the SIM based at least in part on the overlap between the third DRX cycle and the DRX cycle of the SIM.

23 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE to:

select the at least one SIM associated with the measurement report based at least in part on a pending data session or a pending signaling session associated with the at least one SIM.

24 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the at least one SIM is preconfigured as associated with the measurement report.

25 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for determining that a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) of the apparatus overlaps with a second DRX cycle associated with a second SIM of the apparatus;

means for determining whether a quality of a neighbor cell satisfies a threshold based at least in part on the determination that the first DRX cycle overlaps with the second DRX cycle; and

means for transmitting, based at least in part on the determination that the quality of the neighbor cell satisfies the threshold and a determination that a collision counter, associated with the first DRX cycle and the second DRX cycle, is satisfied, a measurement report configured to trigger a handover of at least one SIM of the first SIM or the second SIM to the neighbor cell.

26 . The apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising:

means for skipping one or more active times associated with one or more of the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle based at least in part on the quality of the neighbor cell failing to satisfy the threshold.

27 . The apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising:

means for skipping one or more active times associated with one or more of the first DRX cycle or the second DRX cycle based at least in part on the handover failing.

28 . The apparatus of claim 27 , further comprising:

means for determining that the handover has failed based at least in part on determining that a handover command is not received within a threshold time period.

29 . The apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising:

means for performing the handover of the at least one SIM to the neighbor cell, wherein the neighbor cell is associated with a third DRX cycle for the at least one SIM.

30 . The apparatus of claim 29 , further comprising:

means for determining that the third DRX cycle overlaps with a DRX cycle of a SIM of the first SIM and the second SIM; and

means for skipping one or more active times associated with one or more of the third DRX cycle or the DRX cycle of the SIM based at least in part on the overlap the third DRX cycle and the DRX cycle of the SIM.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: VYAS, UTTAM; KOTA, SUMANTH KUMAR; TINDOLA, RISHIKA
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Priority Claims (1)
IN 202041039078 · Sep 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230292396A1 · Sep 14, 2023
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