Electronic device and method for operating thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11337058-B2
Application number	US-202017247929-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2020
Priority date	Dec 31, 2019
Publication date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	May 17, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device may include a first subscriber identity module (SIM), a second SIM, a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor. According to an embodiment, the memory may store instructions that when executed, cause the processor to set the first SIM to a SIM associated with a data service, and the second SIM to a SIM irrelevant to the data service to determine first capability information associated with a function supported by the electronic device in connection with the first SIM, and second capability information associated with a function supported by the electronic device in connection with the second SIM. The instructions may also cause the processor to transmit the first and second capability information to the network, and to receive allocation of a resource for wireless communication corresponding to each of the first and second SIM from the network, based on the first and the second capability information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first subscriber identity module (SIM);
a second SIM;
a communication circuit;
a memory; and
a processor operatively connected to the first SIM, the second SIM, the communication circuit, and the memory,
wherein the memory stores instructions that when executed, cause the processor to:
set the first SIM to a SIM associated with a data service, and set the second SIM to a SIM that is not associated with the data service;
determine first capability information associated with a function supported by the electronic device in connection with the first SIM, and second capability information associated with a function supported by the electronic device in connection with the second SIM, based on whether the first SIM or the second SIM is set as the SIM associated with the data service, wherein the second capability information indicates that the electronic device does not support at least part of a supportable function, in connection with the second SIM;
transmit the first capability information and the second capability information to a network through the communication circuit; and
receive allocation of a resource for wireless communication corresponding to each of the first SIM and the second SIM from the network through the communication circuit, based on the first capability information and the second capability information.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first capability information includes carrier aggregation (CA) information for transmission to a 4G network, or E-UTRA NR dual connectivity (ENDC) information to be transmitted to a 5G network.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second capability information does not include the CA information or the ENDC information.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:
receive allocation of a resource for carrier aggregation (CA) or E-UTRA NR dual connectivity (ENDC) with respect to wireless communication corresponding to the first SIM from the network; and
not receive the allocation of the resource for the CA or ENDC with respect to wireless communication corresponding to the second SIM from the network.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:
determine the second capability information to be transmitted to the network, wherein at least part of information associated with the data service among information associated with a call service and information associated with the data service, that are capable of being supported by the electronic device, is not included in connection with the second SIM.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the information associated with the call service includes information associated with voice or new radio (VOLAR) supported in a 5G network.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
transmit an attach request for attaching the electronic device to the network, using each of the first SIM and the second SIM;
receive an inquiry for a function supported by the electronic device in connection with each of the first SIM and the second SIM from the network in response to the attach request; and
transmit the first capability information and the second capability information to the network in response to the inquiry.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to:
receive an input to change a SIM associated with the data service among the first SIM and the second SIM;
determine the first capability information and the second capability information, based on a setting of a SIM associated with a changed data service in response to the input; and
transmit the first capability information and the second capability information to the network.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first SIM and the second SIM operate in a dual SIM dual standby (DSDS) mode.

10. An operating method of an electronic device including a first SIM and a second SIM, the method comprising:
setting the first SIM to a SIM associated with a data service, and setting the second SIM to a SIM that is not associated with the data service;
determining first capability information associated with a function supported by the electronic device in connection with the first SIM, and second capability information associated with a function supported by the electronic device in connection with the second SIM, based on whether the first SIM or the second SIM is set as the SIM associated with the data service, wherein the second capability information indicates that the electronic device does not support at least part of a supportable function, in connection with the second SIM;
transmitting the first capability information and second capability information to a network through a communication circuit; and
receiving allocation of a resource for wireless communication corresponding to each of the first SIM and the second SIM from the network through the communication circuit, based on the first capability information and the second capability information.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first capability information includes CA information to be transmitted to a 4G network, or ENDC information to be transmitted to a 5G network.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second capability information does not include the CA information or the ENDC information.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving allocation of a resource for carrier aggregation (CA) or E-UTRA NR dual connectivity (ENDC) with respect to wireless communication corresponding to the first SIM from the network; and
not receiving the allocation of the resource for the CA or ENDC with respect to wireless communication corresponding to the second SIM from the network.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
determining the second capability information to be transmitted to the network, wherein at least part of information associated with the data service among information associated with a call service and information associated with the data service, that are capable of being supported by the electronic device, is not included in connection with the second SIM.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the information associated with the call service includes information associated with VONR supported in a 5G network.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
transmitting an attach request for attaching the electronic device to the network, using each of the first SIM and the second SIM;
receiving an inquiry for a function supported by the electronic device in connection with each of the first SIM and the second SIM from the network in response to the attach request; and
transmitting the first capability information and the second capability information to the network in response to the inquiry.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving an input to change a SIM associated with the data service among the first SIM and the second SIM;
determining the first capability information and the second capability information, based on a setting of a SIM associated with a changed data service in response to the input; and
transmitting the first capability information and the second capability information, to the network.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first SIM and the second SIM operate in a DSDS mode.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Dongsuk
• Yoon Sukkyung
• Yang Eunseok
• Kang Daejun
• Lee Keonyoung

Classifications

• H04W8/183 Primary

  Processing at user equipment or user record carrier · CPC title

• H04W76/16

  Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer · CPC title

• H04L5/001

  the frequencies being arranged in component carriers · CPC title

• H04W8/24

  Transfer of terminal data · CPC title

• H04W72/51 Primary

  based on terminal or device properties · CPC title