METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR INITIATING MULTI-MODE SYSTEM SELECTION AT USER EQUIPMENT POWER UP

• US 20130231098A1
• Filed: 08/30/2012
• Published: 09/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Qi, Wei, Jonas, Anisha E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,929,873 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

The present disclosure presents methods and apparatuses for managing Multimode System Selection in one or more user equipment in a wireless system. According to some aspects of the present disclosure, such a method may include discovering whether a user equipment (UE) contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription, determining whether 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) or a nonvolatile memory (NV) associated with the UE where the UE contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription, and performing a read operation on one or both of the UICC and NV to obtain one or more Multimode System Selection (MMSS) base files based on the determining.

Claims

1. A method for device provisioning, comprising:

discovering whether a user equipment (UE) contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription;

determining whether 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) or a nonvolatile memory (NV) associated with the UE where the UE contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription; and

performing a read operation on one or both of the UICC and NV to obtain one or more Multimode System Selection (MMSS) base files based on the determining.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the 3GPP2 network subscription information comprises Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) subscription information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, where the 3GPP2 subscription information is stored on the NV:

reading Preferred Roaming List (PRL) information from the NV; and

reading other subscription information from the UICC; and

commencing MMSS operation based on a combination of the PRL information and the other subscription information

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the other subscription information includes one or more of Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Selector, MMSS System Priority List (MSPL), and MMSS Location Associated Priority List (MLPL) information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reading one or more MMSS base files from the UICC where the 3GPP2 subscription information is stored on the UICC; and

commencing MMSS operation based on a combination of the one or more MMSS base files.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more MMSS base files comprise one or more of Preferred Roaming List (PRL), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Selector, MMSS System Priority List (MSPL), and MMSS Location Associated Priority List (MLPL) information.

7. An apparatus for device provisioning, comprising:

means for discovering whether a user equipment (UE) contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription;

means for determining whether 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) or a nonvolatile memory (NV) associated with the UE where the UE contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription; and

means for performing a read operation on one or both of the UICC and NV to obtain one or more Multimode System Selection (MMSS) base files based on the determining.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the 3GPP2 network subscription information comprises Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) subscription information.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising, where the 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on the NV:

means for reading Preferred Roaming List (PRL) information from the NV; and

means for reading other subscription information from the UICC; and

means for commencing MMSS operation based on a combination of the PRL information and the other subscription information

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the other subscription information includes one or more of Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Selector, MMSS System Priority List (MSPL), and MMSS Location Associated Priority List (MLPL) information.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

means for reading one or more MMSS base files from the UICC where the 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on the UICC; and

means for commencing MMSS operation based on a combination of the one or more MMSS base files.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more MMSS base files comprise one or more of Preferred Roaming List (PRL), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Selector, MMSS System Priority List (MSPL), and MMSS Location Associated Priority List (MLPL) information.

13. A computer-readable medium comprising stored code for:

discovering whether a user equipment (UE) contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription;

determining whether 3GGP2 network subscription information is stored on a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) or a nonvolatile memory (NV) associated with the UE where the UE contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription; and

performing a read operation on one or both of the UICC and NV to obtain one or more Multimode System Selection (MMSS) base files based on the determining.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the 3GPP2 network subscription information comprises Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) subscription information.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising, where the 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on the NV:

reading Preferred Roaming List (PRL) information from the NV; and

reading other subscription information from the UICC; and

commencing MMSS operation based on a combination of the PRL information and the other subscription information

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the other subscription information includes one or more of Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Selector, MMSS System Priority List (MSPL), and MMSS Location Associated Priority List (MLPL) information.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising:

reading one or more MMSS base files from the UICC where the 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on the UICC; and

commencing MMSS operation based on a combination of the one or more MMSS base files.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more MMSS base files comprise one or more of Preferred Roaming List (PRL), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Selector, MMSS System Priority List (MSPL), and MMSS Location Associated Priority List (MLPL) information.

19. An apparatus for device provisioning, comprising:

a subscription determining component configured to discover whether a user equipment (UE) contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription;

a subscription information location determining component configured to determine whether 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) or a nonvolatile memory (NV) associated with the UE where the UE contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription; and

a file reading component configured to perform a read operation on one or both of the UICC and NV to obtain one or more Multimode System Selection (MMSS) base files based on the determining of the subscription information location determining component.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the 3GPP2 network subscription information comprises Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) subscription information.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein, where the 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on the NV, the file reading component is further configured to:

read Preferred Roaming List (PRL) information from the NV; and

read other subscription information from the UICC; and

further comprising an MMSS commencing component configured to commence MMSS operation based on a combination of the PRL information and the other subscription information

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the other subscription information includes one or more of Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Selector, MMSS System Priority List (MSPL), and MMSS Location Associated Priority List (MLPL) information.

23. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein, where the 3GPP network subscription information is stored on the UICC, the file reading component is further configured to read one or more MMSS base files from the UICC;

and

further comprising an MMSS commencing component configured to commence MMSS operation based on a combination of the one or more MMSS base files.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the one or more MMSS base files comprise one or more of Preferred Roaming List (PRL), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Selector, MMSS System Priority List (MSPL), and MMSS Location Associated Priority List (MLPL) information.