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Samsung patents phones that switch to a low-power radio mode

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

This filing describes a method where a phone tells the network it can use a secondary, low-power radio. The network then sends a command to activate this mode, allowing the device to handle some communication tasks with less energy.

Why it mattersThis could help extend battery life by letting phones use a more efficient radio for basic tasks when full power is not needed.

In the filing’s own words

Methods and systems for managing low-power radio (LR) capable devices in a dual radio operation in wireless communication networks are provided. The method includes transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), a UE capability information indicating support for the dual radio operation to a network, wherein the UE capability information comprises a low-power radio (LR) capability with at least one LR capability container, receiving, by the UE, an LR configuration message from the network, wherein the LR configuration message indicates an LR mode activation, activating, by the UE, an LR, upon receiving the LR configuration message indicating the LR mode activation, and operating, by the UE, at least a portion of one or more communication functions using the activated LR.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method for performing a dual radio operation in a wireless communication system, comprising: transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), a UE capability information indicating support for the dual radio operation to a network, wherein the UE capability information comprises a low-power radio (LR) capability with at least one LR capability container; receiving, by the UE, an LR configuration message from the network, wherein the LR configuration message indicates an LR mode activation; activating, by the UE, an LR, based on receiving the LR configuration message indicating the LR mode activation; and operating, by the UE, at least a portion of one or more communication functions using the activated LR.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING AND CONFIGURING LR CAPABLE DEVICES IN DUAL RADIO SYSTEMS
Publication number
US20260304202A1
Application number
19637717
Filed
Apr 2, 2026
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 28/0215 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/003 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/15 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/27 Electricity & electronics
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