Network registration of terminal, and methods and apparatuses for transmission of network selection parameter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11212767-B2
Application number	US-202016915619-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2020
Priority date	Feb 12, 2020
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

A network registration method is applied to a terminal and can includes that a signal parameter of a network position where the terminal is presently located is acquired, and the network position and the signal parameter are reported to a server, the network position and the signal parameter being configured to determine a network selection parameter. The method can further include that the network selection parameter is received from the server, and network registration is performed according to the network selection parameter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for network registration that is applied to a terminal, the method comprising:
acquiring a signal parameter of a network position where the terminal is presently located;
reporting the network position and the signal parameter to a server that determines a network selection parameter based on the network position and the signal parameter;
receiving the network selection parameter from the server; and
performing network registration according to the network selection parameter by configuring a highest network selection priority for a target network indicated by the network selection parameter for network registration of the terminal when the network selection parameter is taken as prior information.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether to upload the network position of the terminal and the signal parameter to the server,
wherein acquiring the signal parameter of the network position where the terminal is presently located further comprises:
acquiring the signal parameter of the network position where the terminal is presently located in response to determining to upload the network position of the terminal and the signal parameter to the server.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
starting network searching in response to determining to not upload the network position of the terminal and the signal parameter to the server; and
performing network registration based on discovered networks.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein performing network registration based on the discovered networks further comprises:
selecting a network with a highest priority among the discovered networks for network registration.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein
acquiring the signal parameter of the network position where the terminal is presently located further comprises acquiring a signal parameter of a 5th generation (5G) network where the terminal is presently located; and
reporting the network position and the signal parameter to the server further comprises reporting a network position of the 5G network where the terminal is presently located and the signal parameter of the 5G network to the server.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, implement the method of claim 1 .

7. A method for transmitting a network selection parameter that is applied to a server, the method comprising:
receiving network positions and signal parameters from one or more terminals; and
transmitting network selection parameters to the one or more terminals respectively based on the network positions and the signal parameters,
wherein highest network selection priority is configured for target networks indicated by the network selection parameters for network registrations of the terminals when the network selection parameters are taken as prior information.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein transmitting the network selection parameters to the one or more terminals respectively based on the network positions and the signal parameters further comprises:
obtaining statistical signal values of different network positions according to the network positions and the signal parameters;
generating a network heat graph according to the statistical signal values; and
transmitting the network selection parameters to the one or more terminals respectively based on the network heat graph and present network positions of the one or more terminals.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, implement the method of claim 7 .

10. A communication device that is implemented by a terminal, the communication device comprising:
a transceiver;
a processor; and
a memory that is configured to store instructions executable by the processor,
wherein the processor is connected with the transceiver and the memory respectively and is configured to:
acquire a signal parameter of a network position where the terminal is presently located;
report the network position and the signal parameter to a server that determines a network selection parameter based on the network position and the signal parameter;
receive the network selection parameter from the server; and
perform network registration according to the network selection parameter by configuring a highest network selection priority for a target network indicated by the network selection parameter for network registration of the terminal when the network selection parameter is taken as prior information.

11. The communication device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine whether to upload the network position of the terminal and the signal parameter to the server; and
acquire the signal parameter of the network position where the terminal is presently located in response to determining to upload the network position of the terminal and the signal parameter to the server.

12. The communication device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
start network searching in response to determining to not upload the network position of the terminal and the signal parameter to the server; and
perform network registration based on discovered networks.

13. The communication device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to select a network with a highest priority among the discovered networks for network registration.

14. The communication device of claim 10 , wherein
acquiring the signal parameter of the network position where the terminal is presently located further comprises acquiring a signal parameter of a 5th generation (5G) network where the terminal is presently located; and
reporting the network position and the signal parameter to the server further comprises reporting a network position of the 5G network where the terminal is presently located and the signal parameter of the 5G network to the server.

15. A communication device that is implemented by a server, the communication device comprising:
a transceiver;
a processor; and
a memory that is configured to store instructions executable by the processor,
wherein the processor is connected with the transceiver and the memory respectively and is configured to execute the instructions to implement the method of claim 8 .

16. The communication device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain statistical signal values of different network positions according to the network positions and the signal parameters;
generate a network heat graph according to the statistical signal values; and
transmit the network selection parameters to the one or more terminals respectively according to the network heat graph and present network positions of the one or more terminals.

Assignees

• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sun Daliang

Classifications

• H04W60/00 Primary

  Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration · CPC title

• H04W48/18 Primary

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• H04W48/16 Primary

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title