Apparatuses and methods for coordinating operations between circuit switched (CS) and packet switched (PS) services with different subscriber identity cards, and machine-readable storage medium

• US 9,565,715 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2010
• Issued: 02/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Inventors: Nien, Yu-Tsun, Yan, Chang-Ching, Wang, Chin-Han, Lee, Chen-Hsuan, Wong, Sian-Jheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Mesfin, Yemane
• Assistant Examiner(s): Banthrongsack, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US12/909,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20110280166A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,301 Days
• Field of Search: 370/310
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3816 Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/19 Connection re-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/34 Selective release of ongoing connections

Abstract

A wireless communications device is provided with a Baseband chip capable of coordinating operations between circuit switched (CS) and packet switched (PS) services with different subscriber identity cards. The Baseband chip is configured to receive a request for making a mobile originated (MO) call with a first subscriber identity card when performing a background PS data service with a second subscriber identity card. The Baseband chip suspends or terminates the background PS data service in response to the request, and further makes the MO call with the first subscriber identity card when the background PS data service is suspended or terminated.

Claims

1. A wireless communications device, comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) module; and

a Baseband chip configured to initiate a mobile originated (MO) call through the RF module from the wireless communications device with a first subscriber identity card when the RF module is occupied by performing a background packet switched (PS) data service with a second subscriber identity card, arbitrate a first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service associated with the second subscriber identity card in response to initiating the MO call associated with the first subscriber identity card, and arbitrate a second protocol stack handler to make the MO call associated with the first subscriber identity card when the background PS data service associated with the second subscriber identity card is suspended or terminated,

wherein the Baseband chip further determines whether the MO call has a higher priority than the background PS data service, prior to arbitrating the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service, and the arbitration of the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service is performed when the MO call has a higher priority than the PS data service; and

wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the second protocol stack handler to regain service for the first subscriber identity card subsequent to the arbitrating the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service and prior to arbitrating the second protocol stack handler to make the MO call.

2. The wireless communications device of claim 1, wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the first protocol stack handler to resume or restart the background PS data service associated with the second subscriber identity card when the MO call is finished.

3. The wireless communications device of claim 2, wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the first protocol stack handler to regain service for the second subscriber identity card subsequent to the finishing of the MO call and prior to the resuming or restarting of the background PS data service.

4. The wireless communications device of claim 2, wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the first protocol stack handler to inform a service network associated with the background PS data service about the suspension or termination of the background PS data service, prior to suspending or terminating the background PS data service, and to inform the service network about the resumption or restart of the background PS data service prior to resuming or restarting the background PS data service.

5. The wireless communications device of claim 1, wherein the Baseband chip further requests permission to a user via a man-machine interface (MMI) to suspend or terminate the background PS data service, and the arbitration of the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service is performed when the permission is granted by the user via the MMI.

6. The wireless communications device of claim 1, wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the second protocol stack handler to camp on the last serving cell based on information, which was recorded before start of the PS background data service, to regain service for the first subscriber identity card.

7. The wireless communications device of claim 1, wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the second protocol stack handler to find out a best cell from a cell list, which was recorded before start of the background PS data service, and camp on the found best cell to regain service for the first subscriber identity card.

8. The wireless communications device of claim 1, wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the second protocol stack handler to perform a Public Land Mobile Network search procedure to camp on a suitable cell to regain service for the first subscriber identity card.

9. The wireless communications device of claim 1, wherein the background PS data service is a push e-mail or an instant messaging service, which is run in background and kept on-line with a corresponding server.

10. The wireless communications device of claim 1, wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the first protocol stack handler to suspend or remove scheduled channel tasks for suspending or terminating the background PS data service, causing to receive no packet paging messages with the second subscriber identity card, and to hinder uplink channel allocation for the second subscriber identity card.

11. The wireless communications device of claim 1, wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the first protocol stack handler to detach an attached data service for suspending or terminating the background PS data service.

12. A method for coordinating operations between circuit switched (CS) and packet switched (PS) services with different subscriber identity cards in a wireless communications device, comprising:

initiating a Mobile Originated (MO) call through a RF module from the wireless communications device with a first subscriber identity card when the RF module is occupied by performing a background PS data service with a second subscriber identity card;

arbitrating a first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service associated with the second subscriber identity card in response to initiating the MO call associated with the first subscriber identity card; and

arbitrating a second protocol stack handler to make the MO call associated with the first subscriber identity card when the background PS data service associated with the second subscriber identity card is suspended or terminated;

wherein the Baseband chip further determines whether the MO call has a higher priority than the background PS data service, prior to arbitrating the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service, and the arbitration of the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service is performed when the MO call has a higher priority than the PS data service; and

wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the second protocol stack handler to regain service for the first subscriber identity card subsequent to the arbitrating the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service and prior to arbitrating the second protocol stack handler to make the MO call.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising arbitrating the second protocol stack handler to regain service for the first subscriber identity card subsequent to arbitrating the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service and prior to arbitrating the second protocol stack handler to make the MO call.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the regaining step further comprises:

finding out a best cell from a cell list, which was recorded before start of the background PS data service; and

camping on the found best cell to regain service.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the regaining step further comprises performing a Public Land Mobile Network search procedure to camp on a suitable cell to regain service.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising requesting permission to a user to suspend or terminate the PS data service before arbitrating the first protocol stack handler for the suspending or terminating step, wherein the arbitration of the first protocol stack handler for the suspending or terminating step is performed when the permission is granted.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising program code, which, when executed, causes a wireless communications device to perform a method for coordinating operations between circuit switched (CS) and packet switched (PS) services with different subscriber identity cards in a wireless communications device, the method comprising:

initiating a Mobile Originated (MO) call through a RF module from the wireless communications device with a first subscriber identity card when the RF module is occupied by performing a background PS data service with a second subscriber identity card;

arbitrating a first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service associated with the second subscriber identity card in response to initiating the MO call associated with the first subscriber identity card; and

arbitrating a second protocol stack handler to make the MO call associated with the first subscriber identity card when the background PS data service associated with the second subscriber identity card is suspended or terminated;

wherein the Baseband chip further determines whether the MO call has a higher priority than the background PS data service, prior to arbitrating the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service, and the arbitration of the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service is performed when the MO call has a higher priority than the PS data service; and

wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates the second protocol stack handler to regain service for the first subscriber identity card subsequent to the arbitrating the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service and prior to arbitrating the second protocol stack handler to make the MO call.

18. A wireless communications device, comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) module; and

a Baseband chip configured to initiate a mobile originated (MO) call through the RF module from the wireless communications device with a first subscriber identity card when the RF module is occupied by performing a background packet switched (PS) data service with a second subscriber identity card, redirect the MO call to the second subscriber identity card, and make the MO call with the second subscriber identity card;

wherein the Baseband chip further determines whether the MO call has a higher priority than a background PS data service, prior to arbitrating a first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service, and the arbitration of the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service is performed when the MO call has a higher priority than a PS data service; and

wherein the Baseband chip further arbitrates a second protocol stack handler to regain service for the first subscriber identity card subsequent to the arbitrating the first protocol stack handler to suspend or terminate the background PS data service and prior to arbitrating the second protocol stack handler to make the MO call.

19. The wireless communications device of claim 18, wherein the Baseband chip is further configured to request a permission to a user to redirect the MO call to the second subscriber identity card, and make the MO call with the second subscriber identity card when the permission is granted by the user.

20. The wireless communications device of claim 18, wherein the background PS data service is a push e-mail or an instant messaging service, which is run in background and kept on-line with a corresponding server.