IP Library Granted Patent US 12,733,066
Granted Patent B2
US 12,733,066 · App. 18/246,169 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Method and apparatus for controlling timer, communication device, and storage medium

Inventor: Xing Yang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 12,733,066
App. No.
18/246,169
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for controlling a timer, performed by a terminal, includes: in response to determining that a timer of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration among a plurality of DRX configurations in the terminal is to be started, determining an operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to a running state of a timer of a second DRX configuration among the plurality of DRX configurations.

Claims (44)

1 . A method for controlling a timer, performed by a terminal, and comprising:

determining that a timer of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration among a plurality of DRX configurations in the terminal is to be started; and

determining an operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to a running state of a timer of a second DRX configuration among the plurality of DRX configurations, wherein the plurality of DRX configurations are DRX configurations for a sidelink (SL);

wherein determining the operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the running state of the timer of the second DRX configuration among the plurality of DRX configurations comprises:

determining that the timer of the second DRX configuration among the plurality of DRX configurations is not running; and

starting the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the first DRX configuration;

wherein determining the operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the running state of the timer of the second DRX configuration among the plurality of DRX configurations comprises:

determining that the timer of the second DRX configuration is running; and

determining the operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to a running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration; and

wherein determining the operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration comprises: determining to start the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration; wherein determining to start the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration comprises: determining that a timeout time point of the running timer of the second DRX configuration is earlier than a timeout time point of the first DRX configuration; and determining to restart the timer of the first DRX configuration;

or

wherein determining the operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration comprises: determining to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration; wherein determining to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration comprises: determining that the timeout time point of the running timer of the second DRX configuration is equal to the timeout time point of the first DRX configuration; and determining to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration comprises:

determining that the timeout time point of the running timer of the second DRX configuration is later than the timeout time point of the first DRX configuration; and

determining to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the timer of the first DRX configuration and the timer of the second DRX configuration are the same type of timers.

4 . A communication device, comprising a processor and a memory for storing an executable instruction that can run on the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine that a timer of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration among a plurality of DRX configurations in a terminal is to be started; and

determine an operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to a running state of a timer of a second DRX configuration among the plurality of DRX configurations, wherein the plurality of DRX configurations are DRX configurations for a sidelink (SL);

wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that the timer of the second DRX configuration among the plurality of DRX configurations is not running; and

start the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the first DRX configuration;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that the timer of the second DRX configuration is running; and

determine the operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to a running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration; and

wherein the processor is further configured to: determine to start the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration; wherein the processor is further configured to: determine that a timeout time point of the running timer of the second DRX configuration is earlier than a timeout time point of the first DRX configuration; and determine to restart the timer of the first DRX configuration;

or

wherein the processor is further configured to: determine to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration; wherein the processor is further configured to: determine that the timeout time point of the running timer of the second DRX configuration is equal to the timeout time point of the first DRX configuration; and determine to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration.

5 . The communication device according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that the timeout time point of the running timer of the second DRX configuration is later than the timeout time point of the first DRX configuration; and

determine to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration.

6 . The communication device according to claim 4 , wherein the timer of the first DRX configuration and the timer of the second DRX configuration are the same type of timers.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer-executable instruction, wherein the computer-executable instruction when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

determine that a timer of a first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration among a plurality of DRX configurations in the terminal is to be started; and

determine an operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to a running state of a timer of a second DRX configuration among the plurality of DRX configurations, wherein the plurality of DRX configurations are DRX configurations for a sidelink (SL);

wherein the computer-executable instruction when executed by a processor, further causes the processor to:

determine that the timer of the second DRX configuration among the plurality of DRX configurations is not running; and

start the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the first DRX configuration;

wherein the computer-executable instruction when executed by a processor, further causes the processor to:

determine that the timer of the second DRX configuration is running; and

determine the operation on the timer of the first DRX configuration according to a running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration; and

wherein the computer-executable instruction when executed by a processor, further causes the processor to: determine to start the timer of the first DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration; wherein the computer-executable instruction when executed by a processor, further causes the processor to: determine that a timeout time point of the running timer of the second DRX configuration is earlier than a timeout time point of the first DRX configuration; and determine to restart the timer of the first DRX configuration;

or

wherein the computer-executable instruction when executed by a processor, further causes the processor to: determine to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration according to the running time range of the timer of the second DRX configuration; wherein the computer-executable instruction when executed by a processor, further causes the processor to: determine that the timeout time point of the running timer of the second DRX configuration is equal to the timeout time point of the first DRX configuration; and determine to continue running the timer of the second DRX configuration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2023
From: YANG, XING
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063052/0028 →
Continuity (1)
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