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US 12,732,873 · App. 18/369,110 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Voice service switching method and apparatus and user equipment

Inventor: Yuanze Mao (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W36/0011H04W36/30H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 12,732,873
App. No.
18/369,110
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses a voice service switching method and apparatus, and user equipment. The voice service switching method includes: when the second SIM card executes a first voice service, sending a first switching report message to a network side device, where the first switching report message includes first network environment information; receiving a first switching command message, where the first switching command message is sent by the network side device when the first network environment information meets a first target preset condition; and executing, according to the first switching command message, a process of switching to a second voice service. When the first voice service is a VoMobile service, the second voice service is a VoWiFi service; and when the first voice service is a VoLTE service or a VoWiFi service, the second voice service is a VoMobile service.

Claims (157)

1 . A voice service switching method, performed by User Equipment (UE), wherein the UE comprises a first Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card and a second SIM card, and the voice service switching method comprises:

when the second SIM card executes a first voice service, sending a first switching report message to a network side device,

wherein the first switching report message comprises first network environment information,

wherein the first network environment information is used to represent network quality of a mobile network corresponding to the UE when the first voice service is executed;

receiving a first switching command message, wherein the first switching command message is sent by the network side device when the first network environment information meets a first target preset condition,

wherein the first switching command message is used to instruct the UE to switch the first voice service of the second SIM card to a second voice service; and

executing, according to the first switching command message, a process of switching to the second voice service,

wherein the first voice service is at least one of the following:

a Voice over Mobile (VoMobile) service;

a Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service; or

a Voice over Wireless Fidelity (VoWiFi) service, and

wherein when the first voice service is the VoMobile service, the second voice service is the VoWiFi service, and when the first voice service is the VoLTE service or the VoWiFi service, the second voice service is the VoMobile service.

2 . The voice service switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the first voice service is the VoMobile service, and the second voice service is the VoWiFi service,

wherein the first network environment information comprises a first network quality parameter of a mobile network and a network signal parameter of a WiFi network of the first SIM card,

wherein the first target preset condition comprises a first preset condition and a second preset condition,

wherein the executing a process of switching to the second voice service comprises:

executing, based on the WiFi network, a process of switching to the VoWiFi service,

wherein the first preset condition comprises at least one of the following:

a value of the first network quality parameter is less than or equal to a first threshold;

the first network environment information comprises first information; or

the first information is used to indicate that the mobile network of the first SIM card is abnormal, and

wherein the second preset condition is that a value of the network signal parameter is greater than a third threshold.

3 . The voice service switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the first voice service is the VoLTE service,

wherein the second voice service is the VoMobile service,

wherein the first network environment information comprises a first network quality parameter of a mobile network of the first SIM card and a second network quality parameter of a mobile network of the second SIM card,

wherein the first target preset condition comprises a third preset condition, a fourth preset condition, and a fifth preset condition,

wherein the executing a process of switching to the second voice service comprises:

executing, based on the mobile network of the first SIM card, a process of switching to the VoMobile service,

wherein the third preset condition is that a value of the first network quality parameter is greater than a first threshold,

wherein the fourth preset condition is at least one of the following:

a value of the second network quality parameter is less than or equal to a second threshold;

the first network environment information comprises second information; and

the second information is used to indicate that the mobile network of the second SIM card is abnormal, and

wherein the fifth preset condition is one of the following:

the first network environment information does not comprise a network signal parameter of a WiFi network; or

the first network environment information comprises a network signal parameter of a WiFi network and a value of the network signal parameter is less than or equal to a third threshold.

4 . The voice service switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the first voice service is the VoWiFi service,

wherein the second voice service is the VoMobile service,

wherein the first network environment information comprises a first network quality parameter of a mobile network of the first SIM card and a second network quality parameter of a mobile network of the second SIM card,

wherein the first target preset condition comprises a third preset condition, a fourth preset condition, and a fifth preset condition,

wherein the executing a process of switching to the second voice service comprises:

executing, based on the mobile network of the first SIM card, a process of switching to the VoMobile service,

wherein the third preset condition is that a value of the first network quality parameter is greater than a first threshold,

the fourth preset condition comprises at least one of the following:

a value of the second network quality parameter is less than or equal to a second threshold;

the first network environment information comprises second information; or

the second information is used to indicate that the mobile network of the second SIM card is abnormal, and

wherein the fifth preset condition is one of the following:

the first network environment information does not comprise a network signal parameter of a WiFi network; or

the first network environment information comprises a network signal parameter of a WiFi network and a value of the network signal parameter is less than or equal to a third threshold.

5 . User Equipment (UE), comprising:

a first Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card;

a second SIM card;

a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, wherein computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

when the second SIM card executes a first voice service, sending a first switching report message to a network side device,

wherein the first switching report message comprises first network environment information,

wherein the first network environment information is used to represent network quality of a mobile network corresponding to the UE when the first voice service is executed;

receiving a first switching command message,

wherein the first switching command message is sent by the network side device when the first network environment information meets a first target preset condition,

wherein the first switching command message is used to instruct the UE to switch the first voice service of the second SIM card to a second voice service; and

executing, according to the first switching command message, a process of switching to the second voice service,

wherein the first voice service is at least one of the following:

a Voice over Mobile (VoMobile) service;

a Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service; or

a Voice over Wireless Fidelity (VoWiFi) service, and

wherein when the first voice service is the VoMobile service, the second voice service is the VoWiFi service, and when the first voice service is the VoLTE service or the VoWiFi service, the second voice service is the VoMobile service.

6 . The UE according to claim 5 , wherein the first voice service is the VoMobile service, and the second voice service is the VoWiFi service,

wherein the first network environment information comprises a first network quality parameter of a mobile network and a network signal parameter of a WiFi network of the first SIM card,

wherein the first target preset condition comprises a first preset condition and a second preset condition,

wherein the executing a process of switching to the second voice service comprises:

executing, based on the WiFi network, a process of switching to the VoWiFi service,

wherein the first preset condition comprises at least one of the following:

a value of the first network quality parameter is less than or equal to a first threshold;

the first network environment information comprises first information; or

the first information is used to indicate that the mobile network of the first SIM card is abnormal, and

wherein the second preset condition is that a value of the network signal parameter is greater than a third threshold.

7 . The UE according to claim 5 , wherein the first voice service is the VoLTE service,

wherein the second voice service is the VoMobile service,

wherein the first network environment information comprises a first network quality parameter of a mobile network of the first SIM card and a second network quality parameter of a mobile network of the second SIM card,

wherein the first target preset condition comprises a third preset condition, a fourth preset condition, and a fifth preset condition,

wherein the executing a process of switching to the second voice service comprises:

executing, based on the mobile network of the first SIM card, a process of switching to the VoMobile service,

wherein the third preset condition is that a value of the first network quality parameter is greater than a first threshold,

wherein the fourth preset condition is at least one of the following:

a value of the second network quality parameter is less than or equal to a second threshold;

the first network environment information comprises second information; and

the second information is used to indicate that the mobile network of the second SIM card is abnormal, and

wherein the fifth preset condition is one of the following:

the first network environment information does not comprise a network signal parameter of a WiFi network; or

the first network environment information comprises a network signal parameter of a WiFi network and a value of the network signal parameter is less than or equal to a third threshold.

8 . The UE according to claim 5 , wherein the first voice service is the VoWiFi service,

wherein the second voice service is the VoMobile service,

wherein the first network environment information comprises a first network quality parameter of a mobile network of the first SIM card and a second network quality parameter of a mobile network of the second SIM card,

wherein the first target preset condition comprises a third preset condition, a fourth preset condition, and a fifth preset condition,

wherein the executing a process of switching to the second voice service comprises:

executing, based on the mobile network of the first SIM card, a process of switching to the VoMobile service,

wherein the third preset condition is that a value of the first network quality parameter is greater than a first threshold,

the fourth preset condition comprises at least one of the following:

a value of the second network quality parameter is less than or equal to a second threshold;

the first network environment information comprises second information; or

the second information is used to indicate that the mobile network of the second SIM card is abnormal, and

wherein the fifth preset condition is one of the following:

the first network environment information does not comprise a network signal parameter of a WiFi network; or

the first network environment information comprises a network signal parameter of a WiFi network and a value of the network signal parameter is less than or equal to a third threshold.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

when a second SIM card executes a first voice service, sending a first switching report message to a network side device,

wherein the first switching report message comprises first network environment information,

wherein the first network environment information is used to represent network quality of a mobile network corresponding to a User Equipment (UE) when the first voice service is executed,

wherein the UE comprises a first Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card and the second SIM card;

receiving a first switching command message,

wherein the first switching command message is sent by the network side device when the first network environment information meets a first target preset condition,

wherein the first switching command message is used to instruct the UE to switch the first voice service of the second SIM card to a second voice service; and

executing, according to the first switching command message, a process of switching to the second voice service,

wherein the first voice service is at least one of the following:

a Voice over Mobile (VoMobile) service;

a Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service; or

a Voice over Wireless Fidelity (VoWiFi) service, and

wherein when the first voice service is the VoMobile service, the second voice service is the VoWiFi service, and when the first voice service is the VoLTE service or the VoWiFi service, the second voice service is the VoMobile service.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 9 , wherein the first voice service is the VoMobile service, and the second voice service is the VoWiFi service,

wherein the first network environment information comprises a first network quality parameter of a mobile network and a network signal parameter of a WiFi network of the first SIM card,

wherein the first target preset condition comprises a first preset condition and a second preset condition,

wherein the executing a process of switching to the second voice service comprises:

executing, based on the WiFi network, a process of switching to the VoWiFi service,

wherein the first preset condition comprises at least one of the following:

a value of the first network quality parameter is less than or equal to a first threshold;

the first network environment information comprises first information; or

the first information is used to indicate that the mobile network of the first SIM card is abnormal, and

wherein the second preset condition is that a value of the network signal parameter is greater than a third threshold.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 9 , wherein the first voice service is the VoLTE service,

wherein the second voice service is the VoMobile service,

wherein the first network environment information comprises a first network quality parameter of a mobile network of the first SIM card and a second network quality parameter of a mobile network of the second SIM card,

wherein the first target preset condition comprises a third preset condition, a fourth preset condition, and a fifth preset condition,

wherein the executing a process of switching to the second voice service comprises:

executing, based on the mobile network of the first SIM card, a process of switching to the VoMobile service,

wherein the third preset condition is that a value of the first network quality parameter is greater than a first threshold,

wherein the fourth preset condition is at least one of the following:

a value of the second network quality parameter is less than or equal to a second threshold;

the first network environment information comprises second information; and

the second information is used to indicate that the mobile network of the second SIM card is abnormal, and

wherein the fifth preset condition is one of the following:

the first network environment information does not comprise a network signal parameter of a WiFi network; or

the first network environment information comprises a network signal parameter of a WiFi network and a value of the network signal parameter is less than or equal to a third threshold.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 9 , wherein the first voice service is the VoWiFi service,

wherein the second voice service is the VoMobile service,

wherein the first network environment information comprises a first network quality parameter of a mobile network of the first SIM card and a second network quality parameter of a mobile network of the second SIM card,

wherein the first target preset condition comprises a third preset condition, a fourth preset condition, and a fifth preset condition,

wherein the executing a process of switching to the second voice service comprises:

executing, based on the mobile network of the first SIM card, a process of switching to the VoMobile service,

wherein the third preset condition is that a value of the first network quality parameter is greater than a first threshold,

the fourth preset condition comprises at least one of the following:

a value of the second network quality parameter is less than or equal to a second threshold;

the first network environment information comprises second information; or

the second information is used to indicate that the mobile network of the second SIM card is abnormal, and

wherein the fifth preset condition is one of the following:

the first network environment information does not comprise a network signal parameter of a WiFi network; or

the first network environment information comprises a network signal parameter of a WiFi network and a value of the network signal parameter is less than or equal to a third threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2023
From: MAO, YUANZE
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
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