Control channel collision resolution

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9402203-B2
Application number	US-201414500721-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2014
Priority date	Sep 29, 2014
Publication date	Jul 26, 2016
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016

Abstract

Devices and methods are configured for resolving control channel transmission collision in a mobile device having first and second subscriptions (SUBs) when the first SUB is in an active voice call and the second SUB is in a held voice call. The devices and methods involve determining whether a control channel transmission of the first SUB would collide with a control channel transmission of the second SUB. In response to determining that the first SUB control channel transmission would collide with the second SUB control channel transmission, the devices and methods alternate the first SUB control channel transmission and the second SUB control channel transmission to avoid collision.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for resolving control channel transmission collision in a mobile device having first and second subscriptions (SUBs) when the first SUB is in an active voice call and the second SUB is in a held voice call, the method comprising:
determining, by the mobile device, whether a control channel transmission of the first SUB would collide with a control channel transmission of the second SUB; and
alternating, by the mobile device, the first SUB control channel transmission and the second SUB control channel transmission to avoid collision, in response to determining the first SUB control channel transmission would collide with the second SUB control channel transmission, the method further comprising:
when the determining indicates collision, determining, by the mobile device, whether the active call conditions are poor;
when the determining of the active call conditions indicates the active call conditions are not poor, determining, by the mobile device, whether the held call conditions are poor; and
when the determining of the held call conditions indicates the held call conditions are not poor, alternating, by the mobile device, first SUB control channel transmission and second SUB control channel transmission.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the mobile device is a Dual SIM dual Active (DSDA) mobile device comprising two SIMs, two receivers, and one transmitter;
the method further comprising:
receiving the first SUB on one receiver;
receiving the second SUB on the other receiver; and
transmitting the first SUB control channel transmission and the second SUB control channel transmission on the one transmitter.

3. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
when the determining indicates collision and one or more prioritization conditions are met, prioritizing, by the mobile device, control channel transmission for one SUB over control channel transmission for the other SUB, by transmitting control channel transmission of the one SUB when the one SUB would otherwise have been blanked in the alternating of first and second SUB control channel transmissions.

4. The method of claim 3 ,
wherein a prioritization condition comprises the one SUB having a signal strength below a preset strength threshold or the one SUB having a signal quality below a preset quality threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
when the determining of the active call conditions indicates the active call conditions are poor, prioritizing, by the mobile device, first SUB control channel transmissions.

6. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
when the determining of the held call conditions indicates the held call conditions are poor, prioritizing, by the mobile device, second SUB control channel transmissions.

7. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
in the determining of the active call conditions, comparing, by the mobile device, previous active call signal strength value to a preset strength threshold and comparing, by the mobile device, previous active call signal quality value to a preset quality threshold.

8. The method of claim 7 ,
wherein the active call conditions are sufficiently poor when the previous active call signal strength is below the preset strength threshold, the previous active call signal quality is below the preset quality threshold, or both.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control channel is SACCH.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining comprises determining, by the mobile device, whether a control channel transmission of the first SUB would collide with the control channel transmission of the second SUB, while both the first SUB and the second SUB are in a voice call.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first SUB is in the active voice call at the same time that the second SUB is in a held voice call.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining occurs at a time when the first SUB is in the active voice call and the second SUB is in a held voice call.

13. A mobile device comprising:
a processor configured to:
determine whether a control channel transmission of a first SUB would collide with a control channel transmission of a second SUB; and
alternate the first SUB control channel transmission and the second SUB control channel transmission to avoid collision, in response to determining that the first SUB control channel transmission would collide with the second SUB control channel transmission, wherein the mobile device is further configured to:

determine, when the determining indicates collision, whether the active call conditions are poor;
determine, when the determining of the active call conditions indicates the active call conditions are not poor, whether the held call conditions are poor; and
alternate, when the determining of the held call conditions indicates the held call conditions are not poor, first SUB control channel transmission and second SUB control channel transmission.

14. The mobile device in claim 13 ,
wherein the mobile device is a Dual SIM dual Active (DSDA) mobile device comprising two SIMs, two receivers, and one transmitter,
wherein the mobile device is configured to:
receive the first SUB on one receiver;
receive the second SUB on the other receiver; and
transmit the first SUB control channel transmission and the second SUB control channel transmission on the one transmitter.

15. The mobile device in claim 13 , further configured to:
when the determination indicates collision and one or more prioritization conditions are met, prioritize control channel transmission for one SUB over control channel transmission for the other SUB, by transmitting control channel transmission of the one SUB when the SUB would otherwise have been blanked in the alternating of the first and second SUB control channel transmissions.

16. The mobile device of claim 15 ,
wherein a prioritization condition comprises the one SUB having a signal strength below a preset strength threshold, or the one SUB having a signal quality below a preset quality threshold.

17. The mobile device of claim 13 , further configured to:
prioritize, when the determining of the active call conditions indicates the active call conditions are poor, first SUB control channel transmissions.

18. The mobile device of claim 13 , further configured to:
prioritize, when the determining of the held call conditions indicates the held call conditions are poor, second SUB control channel transmissions.

19. The mobile device of claim 13 , further configured to:
compare, to determine the active call conditions, previous active call signal strength value to a preset strength threshold and previous active call signal quality value to a preset quality threshold.

20. The mobile device of claim 19 ,
wherein the active call conditions are sufficiently poor when the previous active call signal strength value is below the preset strength threshold, the previous active call signal quality value is below the preset quality threshold, or both.

21. The mobile device of claim 13 , wherein the control channel is SACCH.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein at least one computer program, which, when executed, causes a computer to perform a method for resolving control channel transmission collision in a mobile device having first and second subscriptions (SUBS), when the first SUB is in an active voice call and the se

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Mohseni Jafar
• Goel Neha
• Sikri Divaydeep
• Dhanda Mungal Singh

Classifications

• H04L1/1854 Primary

  Scheduling and prioritising arrangements · CPC title

• H04W28/044 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W60/005

  Multiple registrations, e.g. multihoming · CPC title

• H04L5/0078

  Timing of allocation · CPC title

• H04W88/06

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