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US 12,701,626 · App. 18/690,022 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Capability indication method and apparatus, capability determination method and apparatus, communication apparatus and storage medium

Inventor: Wei Hong (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W76/25H04W76/27H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 12,701,626
App. No.
18/690,022
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to capability indication methods and apparatuses, capability determination methods and apparatuses, electronic devices and storage media, where the capability indication method includes: sending capability information to a network side device, where the capability information is used for indicating a capability of the terminal to perform multi-SIM connection switching.

Claims (62)

1 . A capability indication method, performed by a terminal, comprising:

sending capability information to a network side device, wherein the capability information indicates a capability of the terminal to perform multiple subscriber identity module (multi-SIM) connection switching;

receiving configuration signaling sent by the network side device;

determining, according to the configuration signaling, a configuration for reporting information about the multi-SIM connection switching to the network side device; and

reporting, according to the configuration, the information about the multi-SIM connection switching to the network side device when performing the multi-SIM connection switching, wherein the information about the multi-SIM connection switching comprises a second type of a communication operation to be performed when switching to a second SIM, so that the network side device makes, based on the second type and a first type of a communication operation being performed by a first SIM, a configuration for a process of the terminal performing the multi-SIM connection switching.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal is provided with a plurality of SIMs, and the plurality of SIMs at least comprise the first SIM and the second SIM, and the multi-SIM connection switching comprises switching to the second SIM for a communication operation when a communication operation is performed through the first SIM.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the capability of the terminal to perform the multi-SIM connection switching comprises whether the terminal is capable of performing the multi-SIM connection switching in case that a first condition is satisfied, wherein the first condition comprises at least one of:

the first SIM leaves a connected state; or

the first SIM remains in the connected state.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the first SIM leaves the connected state comprises at least one of:

the first SIM leaves the connected state based on an access stratum; or

the first SIM leaves the connected state based on a non-access stratum.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the first SIM remains in the connected state comprises at least one of:

the first SIM remains in the connected state based on an access stratum; or

the first SIM remains in the connected state based on a non-access stratum.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network side device comprises at least one of a new radio (NR) network side device or an evolved UMTS terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) network side device;

when the network side device only comprises the NR network side device, the capability information is carried in UE-NR-Capability signaling; or

when the network side device comprises the E-UTRAN network side device, the capability information is carried in UE-EUTRA-Capability signaling.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the network side device comprises the E-UTRAN network side device, and when at least one of the first SIM or the second SIM of the multi-SIM connection switching performs a communication operation based on NR, the capability information is carried in a newly added information element of the UE-EUTRA-Capability signaling.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration comprises at least one of:

whether to allow the terminal to report the information about the multi-SIM connection switching;

whether to allow the terminal to report information about multi-SIM connection switching satisfying a second condition;

a duration of a blocking timer for the terminal to report the information about the multi-SIM connection switching;

a third condition for the terminal to use the blocking timer; or

a support capability of the network side device for the terminal to perform the multi-SIM connection switching.

9 . A capability determination method, performed by a network side device, comprising:

receiving capability information sent by a terminal;

determining, according to the capability information, a capability of the terminal to perform multiple subscriber identity module (multi-SIM) connection switching;

sending configuration signaling to the terminal, wherein the configuration signaling indicates a configuration for the terminal to report information about the multi-SIM connection switching to the network side device;

receiving the information about the multi-SIM connection switching reported by the terminal according to the configuration when performing the multi-SIM connection switching, wherein the information about the multi-SIM connection switching comprises a second type of a communication operation to be performed when switching to a second SIM; and

making, based on the second type and a first type of a communication operation being performed by a first SIM, a configuration for a process of the terminal performing the multi-SIM connection switching.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the terminal is provided with a plurality of SIMs, and the plurality of SIMs at least comprise the first SIM and the second SIM, and the multi-SIM connection switching comprises switching to the second SIM for a communication operation when a communication operation is performed through the first SIM.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein determining, according to the capability information, the capability of the terminal to perform the multi-SIM connection switching comprises:

determining, according to the capability information, whether the terminal is capable of performing the multi-SIM connection switching in case that a first condition is satisfied, wherein the first condition comprises at least one of:

the first SIM leaves a connected state; or

the first SIM remains in the connected state.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first SIM leaves the connected state comprises at least one of:

the first SIM leaves the connected state based on an access stratum; or

the first SIM leaves the connected state based on a non-access stratum.

13 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first SIM remains in the connected state comprises at least one of:

the first SIM remains in the connected state based on an access stratum; or

the first SIM remains in the connected state based on a non-access stratum.

14 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the configuration comprises at least one of:

whether to allow the terminal to report the information about the multi-SIM connection switching;

whether to allow the terminal to report information about multi-SIM connection switching satisfying a second condition;

a duration of a blocking timer for the terminal to report the information about the multi-SIM connection switching;

a third condition for the terminal to use the blocking timer; or

a support capability of the network side device for the terminal to perform the multi-SIM connection switching.

15 . A communication apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing a computer program;

wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements operations comprising:

sending capability information to a network side device, wherein the capability information indicates a capability of a terminal to perform multiple subscriber identity module (multi-SIM) connection switching;

receiving configuration signaling sent by the network side device;

determining, according to the configuration signaling, a configuration for reporting information about the multi-SIM connection switching to the network side device; and

reporting, according to the configuration, the information about the multi-SIM connection switching to the network side device when performing the multi-SIM connection switching, wherein the information about the multi-SIM connection switching comprises a second type of a communication operation to be performed when switching to a second SIM, so that the network side device makes, based on the second type and a first type of a communication operation being performed by a first SIM, a configuration for a process of the terminal performing the multi-SIM connection switching.

16 . A communication apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing a computer program;

wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the capability determination method according to claim 11 .

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps in the capability indication method according to claim 1 .

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps in the capability determination method according to claim 9 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2024
From: HONG, WEI
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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