InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,750,076
Pinheiro , et al. August 29, 2017

Mobile device power savings mode


Abstract

A method and apparatus for supporting machine-type communications (MTC) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may configure itself to operate in a mobile-originated-only mode. The WTRU may perform no, or a subset of, radio resource control (RRC) idle and/or non-access stratum (NAS) idle/standby state procedures in the mobile-originated-only mode. For example, the WTRU may perform cell reselection but not paging monitoring in the mobile-originated-only mode. Alternatively, the WTRU may perform paging monitoring but not cell reselection and location update. The operation in the mobile-originated-only mode may be triggered explicitly or implicitly. For example, the WTRU may operate in the mobile-originated-only mode if an inactivity timer expires. The WTRU may switch the mode in accordance with a pre-configured schedule. After transition of the operation mode, the WTRU may send a message to the network indicating such mode switch.



Inventors:
Pinheiro; Ana Lucia A. (Beaverton, OR), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA), Di Girolamo; Rocco (Laval, CA), Murray; Joseph M. (Schwenksville, PA), Cave; Christopher R. (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Aghili; Behrouz (Commack, NY), Watfa; Mahmoud (Saint Leonard, CA)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002803869

Appl. No.:
15/347,738

Filed:
November 9, 2016


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20170055312 A1 Feb 23, 2017



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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/046 (20130101); H04W 4/005 (20130101); H04W 8/22 (20130101); H04W 8/24 (20130101); H04W 52/0209 (20130101); H04W 64/00 (20130101); H04W 76/04 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 68/00 (20090101); H04W 76/04 (20090101); H04W 64/00 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 8/24 (20090101); H04W 88/02 (20090101); H04W 8/22 (20090101); H04W 4/00 (20090101)

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