Electronic device for controlling communication function, and operating method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12232019-B2
Application number	US-202217722173-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2022
Priority date	Oct 18, 2019
Publication date	Feb 18, 2025
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device and method for controlling a communication function in an electronic device. An electronic device comprises: a wireless communication circuit for supporting first communication and second communication; memory; and at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to: check identification information about a network when connected to the network through the first communication, determine whether the network supports the second communication, on the basis of the identification information about the network and network information related to the second communication, set, on the basis of whether the network supports the second communication, whether a function, related to the second communication, of the electronic device is activated; and transmit, to the network information related to whether the function, related to the second communication, of the electronic device is activated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a wireless communication circuit configured to support a first communication and a second communication;
memory operably connected to the wireless communication circuit configured to store network information related to the second communication; and
at least one processor operably connected to the wireless communication circuit and the memory,
wherein the memory is configured to store instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify identification information of a network for accessing the network via the first communication,
determine, based on the identification information of the network and the network information related to the second communication, whether the network supports the second communication,
deactivate, based on a determination that the network does not support the second communication, a function of the electronic device related to the second communication, and
transmit, to the network via the wireless communication circuit, information relating to deactivation of the function of the electronic device related to the second communication.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the identification information of the network comprises at least one of a mobile country code (MCC) value or a mobile network code (MNC) value.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
when the identification information of the network is included in a whitelist in the network information related to the second communication, activate the function related to the second communication; and
transmit, to the network via the wireless communication circuit, information relating to an activation of the function related to the second communication.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
when the identification information of the network is not included in a whitelist, deactivate the function related to the second communication; and
transmit, to the network via the wireless communication circuit, the information relating to the deactivation of the function related to the second communication.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
when the identification information of the network is included in a blacklist in the network information related to the second communication, deactivate the function related to the second communication; and
transmit, to the network via the wireless communication circuit, the information relating to the deactivation of the function related to the second communication.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the memory is configured to store instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
when the identification information of the network is not included in the blacklist, activate the function related to the second communication; and
transmit, to the network via the wireless communication circuit, information relating to activation of the function related to the second communication.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to: transmit, to the network, the information relating to the deactivation of the function of the electronic device related to the second communication based on at least one of an access request (ATTACH request) message or capability information of the electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to: receive, from a server related to a service provider, the network information related to the second communication.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the network information related to the second communication is included in an operation and management center (OMC) package received from an OMC server related to the service provider.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first communication comprises a long-term evolution (LTE) communication, and the second communication comprises a new radio (NR) communication.

11. An operation method of an electronic device supporting a first communication and a second communication, the method comprising:
identifying identification information of a network for accessing the network via the first communication;
determining, based on the identification information of the network and network information related to the second communication, whether the network supports the second communication;
deactivating, based on a determination that the network does not support the second communication, a function of the electronic device related to the second communication; and
transmitting, to the network, information relating to deactivation of the function of the electronic device related to the second communication.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the identification information of the network comprises at least one of a mobile country code (MCC) value or a mobile network code (MNC) value.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the deactivating of the function comprises:
when the identification information of the network is not included in a whitelist in the network information related to the second communication, deactivating the function related to the second communication.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
when the identification information of the network is included in the whitelist in the network information related to the second communication, activating the function related to the second communication.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the deactivating of the function comprises :
when the identification information of the network is included in a blacklist in the network information related to the second communication, deactivating the function related to the second communication.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
when the identification information of the network is not included in the blacklist in the network information related to the second communication, activating the function related to the second communication.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the transmitting to the network comprises: transmit, to the network, the information relating to the deactivation of the function of the electronic device related to the second communication based on at least one of an access request (ATTACH request) message or capability information of the electronic device.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the network information related to the second communication is received receive from a server related to a service provider.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the network information related to the second communication is included in an operation and management center (OMC) package received from an OMC server related to the service provider.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first communication comprises a long-term evolution (LTE) communication, and the second communication comprises a new radio (NR) communication.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Youngkyu
• Lee Gwangho
• Lee Changhun
• Kang Daejun
• Kang Inshik
• Bae Janggun
• Jung Dongsuk

Classifications

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04W60/005

  Multiple registrations, e.g. multihoming · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · 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

• H04L63/101

  Access control lists [ACL] · CPC title