Dynamic multimedia priority service (MPS) and mission critical service (MCS) access identity setting

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12598572-B2
Application number	US-202217895900-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2022
Priority date	Sep 13, 2021
Publication date	Apr 7, 2026
Grant date	Apr 7, 2026

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for dynamically enabling and disabling one or more of a multimedia priority service (MPS) and a mission critical service (MCS) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a user equipment device (UE) comprises: at least one antenna; at least one radio coupled to at least one antenna, wherein at least one radio is configured to perform cellular communication; and one or more processors coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the one or more processors and at least one radio are configured to dynamically enable and disable use of a service from a group of services that includes a MPS and MCS.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A baseband processor configured to perform operations comprising:
determining to use a service from a group of services that includes a multimedia priority service (MPS) and a mission critical service (MCS); dynamically updating an indicator indicating a user equipment (UE) has access to the service in response to receiving, via at least one antenna and at least one radio, a message from a network; generating a notification for a user indicating subscription to the service has been activated in a case of enabling the service or deactivated in a case of disabling the service; determining to use MPS or MCS or both MPS and MCS and dynamically enabling and disabling use of the MPS or MCS or both MPS and MCS, wherein dynamically enabling and disabling use of the service occurs without receiving a REGISTRATION ACCEPT message or triggering UE registration.

2 . The baseband processor of claim 1 wherein dynamically enabling and disabling use of the service comprises performing an ATtention (AT) command.

3 . The baseband processor of claim 2 wherein the operations further comprise, prior to performing the AT command, configuring baseband to use the service or setting an indicator set indicating access identity for the service is valid.

4 . The baseband processor of claim 2 wherein the AT command sets or reset access identity usage setting of the UE for a next Mobile Originated (MO) transaction.

5 . The baseband processor of claim 1 wherein dynamically enabling and disabling use of the service occurs in response to a request from one or more upper layers.

6 . The baseband processor of claim 1 wherein dynamically enabling and disabling use of the service comprises initiating a trigger towards a Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) layer in baseband.

7 . The baseband processor of claim 1 wherein the message comprises a CONFIGURATION UPDATE COMMAND message received from the network via an Access & Mobility Management Function (AMF).

8 . The baseband processor of claim 1 wherein the operations further comprise dynamically triggering enable or disable use of the service using an ATtention (AT) command after the indicator has been updated.

9 . A method of wireless communication at a user equipment device (UE), comprising:
determining to use a service from a group of services that includes a multimedia priority service (MPS) and a mission critical service (MCS); dynamically updating an indicator indicating the UE has access to the service in response to receiving, via at least one antenna and at least one radio, a message from a network; generating a notification for a user indicating subscription to the service has been activated in the case of enabling the service or deactivated in the case of disabling the service; determining to use MPS or MCS or both MPS and MCS and dynamically enabling and disabling use of the MPS or MCS or both MPS and MCS, wherein dynamically enabling and disabling use of the service occurs without receiving a REGISTRATION ACCEPT message or triggering a UE registration.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein dynamically enabling and disabling use of the service comprises performing an ATtention (AT) command.

11 . The method of claim 10 further comprising, prior to performing the AT command, configuring baseband to use the service or setting an indicator set indicating access identity for the service is valid, wherein the AT command sets or reset access identity usage setting of the UE for a next Mobile Originated (MO) transaction.

12 . The method of claim 9 wherein dynamically enabling and disabling use of the service occurs in response to a request from one or more upper layers.

13 . The method of claim 9 wherein dynamically enabling and disabling use of the service comprises initiating a trigger towards a Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) layer in baseband.

14 . A network device comprising a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
determining a configuration for a wireless device, the configuration indicate that the wireless device is to have access to a service from a group of services that includes a multimedia priority service (MPS) and a mission critical service (MCS); dynamically updating an indicator indicating a user equipment (UE) has access to the service in response to receiving, via at least one antenna and at least one radio, a message from a network; generating a notification for the user indicating subscription to the service has been activated in the case of enabling the service or deactivated in the case of disabling the service; determining the use of MPS or MCS or both MPS and MCS and dynamically enabling and disabling use of the MPS or MCS or both MPS and MCS, transmitting a message to dynamically update an indicator on the wireless device indicating the wireless device has access to the service, wherein dynamically updating the indicator occurs without receiving a REGISTRATION ACCEPT message or triggering a UE registration.

15 . The network device of claim 14 wherein the message comprises a CONFIGURATION UPDATE COMMAND message.

16 . The network device of claim 14 wherein transmitting the message is performed via an Access & Mobility Management Function (AMF).

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Dash Deepak
• Kuppelur Nitin
• Gupta Vivek G

Classifications

• H04W76/15

  Setup of multiple wireless link connections · CPC title

• H04W76/25

  Maintenance of established connections · CPC title

• H04L65/403

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• H04L65/1073

  Registration or de-registration · 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