DISABLING TRANSCEIVERS WHILE SERVICING EMERGENCY MESSAGES

• US 20120282875A1
• Filed: 05/02/2011
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Park, Kenneth J., Yamada, Shohei, Khoshnevis, Ahmad, Yin, Zhanping, Kowalski, John M.
• Application Number:
  US13/099,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20120282875A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method for servicing emergency messages by a user equipment (UE) is described. High priority communication (HPC) activity is detected on a Long Term Evolution (LTE) transceiver. Adjustments to be made to one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity are determined. Settings of the one or more transceivers are adjusted to account for the HPC activity. An end of the HPC activity on the LTE transceiver is detected. The settings of the one or more transceivers are adjusted to account for the end of the HPC activity.

Claims

1. A method for servicing emergency messages by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

detecting high priority communication (HPC) activity on a Long Term Evolution (LTE) transceiver;

determining adjustments to be made to one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity;

adjusting settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity;

detecting an end of the HPC activity on the LTE transceiver; and

adjusting the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the end of the HPC activity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more transceivers comprises a Wi-Fi transceiver.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more transceivers comprises a Bluetooth transceiver.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more transceivers comprises both a Wi-Fi transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises turning off one or more power amplifiers in the one or more transceivers.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises sending a logical command to a controller of the one or more transceivers to turn off the one or more transceivers.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises determining a configuration set by a manufacturer.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises:

sending a notification to an eNB indicating the HPC activity; and

receiving a message from the eNB comprising a configuration set by the eNB.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises:

informing a user that the functionality of the one or more transceivers will be affected during the HPC activity;

prompting the user to select a configuration; and

applying the configuration set by the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises:

sending a notification to an eNB indicating the HPC activity; and

determining whether a message comprising a configuration has been received from the eNB.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein a message comprising a configuration has been received from the eNB, and wherein adjusting the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises applying the configuration received from the eNB.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein a message comprising a configuration has not been received from the eNB, and wherein determining adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity further comprises determining whether there is a configuration set by the manufacturer on the UE.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a configuration is set by the manufacturer on the UE, and wherein adjusting the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises applying the configuration set by the manufacturer.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein a configuration is not set by the manufacturer on the UE, and wherein determining adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity further comprises:

prompting the user for a configuration set by the user; and

receiving a configuration set by the user, wherein adjusting the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises applying the configuration set by the user.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein determining adjustments to be made to one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises:

receiving a configuration set by an eNB from the eNB;

determining that there is a configuration set by the manufacturer on the UE; and

overriding the configuration set by the manufacturer with the configuration set by the eNB.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein determining adjustments to be made to one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises:

determining that there is a configuration set by the manufacturer on the UE;

receiving a configuration set by a user from the user; and

overriding the configuration set by the user with the configuration set by the manufacturer.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein determining adjustments to be made to one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises:

receiving a configuration set by an eNB from the eNB;

receiving a configuration set by a user from the user; and

overriding the configuration set by the user with the configuration set by the eNB.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the end of the HPC activity comprises turning the one or more transceivers back on.

19. A user equipment (UE) configured for servicing emergency messages, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to;

detect high priority communication (HPC) activity on a Long Term Evolution (LTE) transceiver;

determine adjustments to be made to one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity;

adjust settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity;

detect an end of the HPC activity on the LTE transceiver; and

adjust the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the end of the HPC activity.

20. The UE of claim 19, wherein the one or more transceivers comprises a Wi-Fi transceiver.

21. The UE of claim 19, wherein the one or more transceivers comprises a Bluetooth transceiver.

22. The UE of claim 19, wherein the one or more transceivers comprises both a Wi-Fi transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver.

23. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to adjust the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to turn off one or more power amplifiers in the one or more transceivers.

24. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to adjust the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to send a logical command to a controller of the one or more transceivers to turn off the one or more transceivers.

25. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to determine adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to determine a configuration set by a manufacturer.

26. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to determine adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to:

send a notification to an eNB indicating the HPC activity; and

receive a message from the eNB comprising a configuration set by the eNB.

27. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to determine adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to:

inform a user that the functionality of the one or more transceivers will be affected during the HPC activity;

prompt the user to select a configuration; and

apply the configuration set by the user.

28. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to determine adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to:

send a notification to an eNB indicating the HPC activity; and

determine whether a message comprising a configuration has been received from the eNB.

29. The UE of claim 28, wherein a message comprising a configuration has been received from the eNB, and wherein the instructions executable to adjust the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to apply the configuration received from the eNB.

30. The UE of claim 28, wherein a message comprising a configuration has not been received from the eNB, and wherein the instructions executable to determine adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity further comprise instructions executable to determine whether there is a configuration set by the manufacturer on the UE.

31. The UE of claim 30, wherein a configuration is set by the manufacturer on the UE, and wherein the instructions executable to adjust the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to apply the configuration set by the manufacturer.

32. The UE of claim 30, wherein a configuration is not set by the manufacturer on the UE, and wherein the instructions executable to determine adjustments to be made to the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity further comprise instructions executable to:

prompt the user for a configuration set by the user; and

receive a configuration set by the user, wherein adjusting the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprises applying the configuration set by the user.

33. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to determine adjustments to be made to one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to:

receive a configuration set by an eNB from the eNB;

determine that there is a configuration set by the manufacturer on the UE; and

override the configuration set by the manufacturer with the configuration set by the eNB.

34. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to determine adjustments to be made to one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to:

determine that there is a configuration set by the manufacturer on the UE;

receive a configuration set by a user from the user; and

override the configuration set by the user with the configuration set by the manufacturer.

35. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to determine adjustments to be made to one or more transceivers to account for the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to:

receive a configuration set by an eNB from the eNB;

receive a configuration set by a user from the user; and

override the configuration set by the user with the configuration set by the eNB.

36. The UE of claim 19, wherein the instructions executable to adjust the settings of the one or more transceivers to account for the end of the HPC activity comprise instructions executable to turn the one or more transceivers back on.