Intelligent skipping of interfering frequency measurements in UE measurement gaps
First Claim
1. A method implemented on a multi-subscription mobile communication device for avoiding a coexistence event between a first subscription and a second subscription, comprising:
- determining an amount of interference that frequency bands in a list of frequency bands available to the first subscription would impose on frequency bands used by the second subscription;
ordering the list of frequency bands in order of increasing interference with frequency bands used by the second subscription;
taking power measurements of frequency bands in the ordered list in order;
determining whether a power measurement for a frequency band satisfies a minimum power threshold; and
in response to determining that a power measurement for a frequency band satisfies the minimum power threshold;
suspending further power measurements of remaining frequency bands in the ordered list; and
reporting the power measurement that satisfies the minimum power threshold to a network of the first subscription.
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Abstract
Various embodiments implemented on a mobile communication device provide methods for skipping power measurements of frequency bands included in a list of frequency bands received from a first subscription'"'"'s network to conserve power and to increase the likelihood of avoiding a coexistence event between a first subscription and a second subscription. Specifically, a processor of the mobile communication device may order the list of frequency bands such that non-interfering frequency bands are ordered before interfering frequency bands. The processor may then take power measurements of frequency bands in the list, in order, until the processor determines that a power measurement has satisfied a minimum power threshold. In response to such a determination, the device processor may report the power measurement that satisfies the minimum power threshold to the first subscription'"'"'s network and may not take any more power measurements of the remaining frequency bands in the list.
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28 Claims
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1. A method implemented on a multi-subscription mobile communication device for avoiding a coexistence event between a first subscription and a second subscription, comprising:
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determining an amount of interference that frequency bands in a list of frequency bands available to the first subscription would impose on frequency bands used by the second subscription; ordering the list of frequency bands in order of increasing interference with frequency bands used by the second subscription; taking power measurements of frequency bands in the ordered list in order; determining whether a power measurement for a frequency band satisfies a minimum power threshold; and in response to determining that a power measurement for a frequency band satisfies the minimum power threshold; suspending further power measurements of remaining frequency bands in the ordered list; and reporting the power measurement that satisfies the minimum power threshold to a network of the first subscription. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multi-subscription mobile communication device, comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver; a second wireless transceiver; and a processor coupled to the first and second wireless transceivers and configured with processor-executable instructions to; determine an amount of interference that frequency bands in a list of frequency bands available to a first subscription would impose on frequency bands used by a second subscription; order the list of frequency bands in order of increasing interference with frequency bands used by the second subscription; take power measurements of frequency bands in the ordered list in order; determine whether a power measurement for a frequency band satisfies a minimum power threshold; and in response to determining that a power measurement for a frequency band satisfies the minimum power threshold; suspend further power measurements of remaining frequency bands in the ordered list; and report the power measurement that satisfies the minimum power threshold to a first network communicating with the first wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multi-subscription mobile communication device, comprising:
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means for determining an amount of interference that frequency bands in a list of frequency bands available to a first subscription would impose on frequency bands used by a second subscription; means for taking power measurements of frequency bands in the list of frequency bands in order of increasing interference with frequency bands used by the second subscription; means for determining whether a power measurement for a frequency band satisfies a minimum power threshold; means for suspending further power measurements of remaining frequency bands in response to determining that a power measurement for a frequency band satisfies the minimum power threshold; and means for reporting the power measurement that satisfies the minimum power threshold to a network of a first subscription.
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20. A method implemented on a multi-subscription mobile communication device for avoiding a coexistence event between a first subscription and a second subscription, comprising:
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identifying frequency bands in a list of frequency bands available to the first subscription that will not interfere (“
non-interfering frequency bands”
) with frequency bands used by the second subscription;taking power measurements of non-interfering frequency bands until a power measurement of a non-interfering frequency band satisfies a minimum power threshold; suspending further power measurements of remaining non-interfering frequency bands in response to determining that a power measurement for a non-interfering frequency band that satisfies the minimum power threshold; and reporting the power measurement that satisfies the minimum power threshold to a network of the first subscription. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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