Electronic device for performing connection to node based on status of network and method for the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12238795-B2
Application number	US-202217586468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2022
Priority date	Apr 29, 2021
Publication date	Feb 25, 2025
Grant date	Feb 25, 2025

Abstract

In an electronic device and a method for operating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure, the electronic device may include: a first communication circuit configured to support first cellular communication; a second communication circuit configured to support second cellular communication; and a processor, and the processor may be configured to: control the second communication circuit such that the first cellular communication connection is released and the second cellular communication connection is performed or the second cellular communication connection is maintained in response to reception and/or transmission of a call connection request message while being connected to a network, determine, in response to termination of the call connection, whether to release the second cellular communication based on whether at least one condition including a condition related to whether a system information block receivable via the second cellular communication is received is satisfied, and perform the first cellular communication connection based on information for the first cellular communication connection included in the system information block.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first communication circuit configured to support first cellular communication;
a second communication circuit configured to support second cellular communication; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
control the second communication circuit such that the second cellular communication connection is performed and/or maintained in response to reception and/or transmission of a call connection request message while being connected to a network,
determine, in response to termination of the call connection, whether to release the second cellular communication based on whether at least one condition including a condition related to whether a system information block receivable via the second cellular communication is received is satisfied, and
perform the first cellular communication connection based on information for the first cellular communication connection included in the system information block.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the second communication circuit such that the second cellular communication connection is released based on reception of the system information block.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the second communication circuit such that the second cellular communication connection is maintained based on a failure to receive the system information block.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to:
measure quality of the first cellular communication based on reception of a message related to quality measurement of the first cellular communication after the call connection is released using a frequency band included in the message, and
release the second cellular communication connection and perform the first cellular communication connection based on the measured quality satisfying a specified condition included in the message.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the second communication circuit such that the second cellular communication connection is maintained based on termination of the call connection.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
confirm a frequency band included in the system information block, and
control the first communication circuit such that a node supporting the first cellular communication is scanned using the frequency band.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
receive a message related to quality measurement of the first cellular communication based on the call connection being terminated,
measure quality of the first cellular communication, and
control the second communication circuit such that the second cellular communication connection is maintained based on the measured quality not satisfying a specified condition included in the message related to the quality measurement of the first cellular communication.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to: release the second cellular communication connection and perform the first cellular communication connection based on the measured quality satisfying the specified condition.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the second communication circuit such that the second cellular communication connection is maintained based on a failure to receive a message related to quality measurement of the first cellular communication after the call connection is terminated.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one condition comprises a condition related to a size of data to be received via the second cellular communication, and/or a condition related to whether the second cellular communication supports non-standalone (NSA).

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the condition related to the size of data to be received via the second cellular communication comprises a condition in which the size of data to be received via the second cellular communication is less than or equal to a specified size.

12. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
releasing first cellular communication connection and performing second cellular communication connection or maintaining the second cellular communication connection in response to reception of a call connection request message in a network-connected state;
determining, in response to termination of the call connection, whether to release the second cellular communication based on whether at least one condition including a condition related to whether a system information block received via the second cellular communication is received is satisfied; and
performing the first cellular communication connection, based on information for the first cellular communication connection included in the system information block.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining whether to release the second cellular communication comprises releasing the second cellular communication connection based on reception of the system information block.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining whether to release the second cellular communication comprises maintaining the second cellular communication connection based on a failure to receive the system information block.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
measuring quality of the first cellular communication based on reception of a message related to quality measurement of the first cellular communication after the call connection is released using a frequency band included in the message; and
releasing the second cellular communication connection and performing the first cellular communication connection based on the measured quality satisfying a specified condition included in the message.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising maintaining the second cellular communication connection based on termination of the call connection.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
confirming a frequency band included in information for the first cellular communication connection; and
scanning for a node supporting the first cellular communication using the frequency band.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving a message related to quality measurement of the first cellular communication based on the call connection being terminated;
measuring quality of the first cellular communication; and
maintaining the second cellular communication connection based on the measured quality not satisfying a specified condition included in the message related to the quality measurement of the first cellular communication.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising maintaining the second cellular communication connection based on a failure to receive a message related to quality measurement of the first cellular communication after the call connection is terminated.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one condition comprises a condition related to a size of data to be received via the second cellular communication, and/or a condition related to whether the second cellular communication supports non-standalone (NSA).

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Kyoungho
• Nam Kipyo
• Kim Sungsick
• Bae Janggun
• Lee Keonyoung
• Lee Jinmo

Classifications

• H04W76/30

  Connection release · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title

• H04W76/15 Primary

  Setup of multiple wireless link connections · CPC title