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Samsung patents method for devices to keep signal lock while idle

Samsung has filed a patent for a way mobile devices can save specific signal settings while actively connected to a network. The device then uses these saved settings to quickly find the best signal when it goes into a low-power idle state.

Why it mattersThis could help phones maintain a stable connection with less battery drain when not actively using data.

In the filing’s own words

Communication methods and devices thereof. A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) in a communication system may include obtaining a first message when the UE is in a connected state, wherein the first message comprises beamlock related information that can be applied in a non-connected state, and performing a corresponding beamlock related operation based on the beamlock related information when the UE is in the non-connected state.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1 - 20. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF
Publication number
US20260291571A1
Application number
19678403
Filed
May 15, 2026
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
21

Classified under

H04B 7/0617 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0639 Electricity & electronics
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