Granted Patent B2

US 12,477,467 · App. 18/770,107 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Inventors: Adrian Buckley (Tracy, CA); Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker (Fort Worth, TX)

Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited

H04W52/0235H04W52/0216H04W60/04H04W68/005

Abstract

Claims (35)

1 . A method in a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

generating, by a UE, a first message comprising an active time request, a UE identifier of the UE, and a first indication indicating mobile terminated (MT) services are not requested;

sending, by the UE, the first message to a network node;

receiving, by the UE, a second message from the network node comprising an active time response and a registration message response;

determining, by the UE, an active time value based upon the active time response;

in response to determining the active time value, setting, by the UE, an active time timer to the active time value;

in response to determining the active time value and prior to expiration of the active time timer, sending, by the UE, mobile originated (MO) traffic; and

in response to determining the active time value, enabling, by the UE, power saving, after expiration of the active time timer.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the active time response comprises a T3324 Information Element value.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the UE, mobile terminated (MT) traffic via a radio resource control (RRC) connection when an access node is configured to maintain the RRC connection.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the registration message response comprises a 5G message that acknowledges a REGISTRATION message.

5 . A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:

generate a first message comprising an active time request, a UE identifier of the UE, and a first indication indicating mobile terminated (MT) services are not requested;

send the first message to a network node;

receive a second message from the network node comprising an active time response and a registration message response;

determine an active time value based upon the active time response;

in response to the active time value being determined, set, by the UE, an active time timer to the active time value;

in response to the active time value being determined and prior to expiration of the active time timer, send, by the UE, mobile originated (MO) traffic; and

in response to the active time value being determined, enable, by the UE, power saving, after expiration of the active time timer.

6 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the active time response comprises a T3324 Information Element value.

7 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive mobile terminated (MT) traffic via a radio resource control (RRC) connection when an access node is configured to maintain the RRC connection.

8 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the registration message response comprises a 5G message that acknowledges a REGISTRATION message.

9 . A non-transitory computer program product comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

generate a first message comprising an active time request, a UE identifier of the UE, and a first indication indicating mobile terminated (MT) services are not requested;

send the first message to a network node;

receive a second message from the network node comprising an active time response and a registration message response;

determine an active time value based upon the active time response;

in response to the active time value being determined, set, by the UE, an active time timer to the active time value;

in response to the active time value being determined and prior to expiration of the active time timer, send, by the UE, mobile originated (MO) traffic; and

in response to the active time value being determined, enable, by the UE, power saving, after expiration of the active time timer.

10 . The non-transitory computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the active time response comprises a T3324 Information Element value.

11 . The non-transitory computer program product of claim 9 , further causes the UE to receive mobile terminated (MT) traffic via a radio resource control (RRC) connection when an access node is configured to maintain the RRC connection.

12 . The non-transitory computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the registration message response comprises a 5G message that acknowledges a REGISTRATION message.

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