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Samsung patents phone feature to switch networks based on time or place

Patent drawing from the official filing.

This filing describes a way for a phone to tell a cell tower if it can switch to a new signal based solely on its physical location or the time of day. The phone sends this specific capability to the network so the tower knows how to manage the connection.

Why it mattersIt is a routine technical update that helps cell networks manage phone connections more efficiently by knowing exactly what triggers a device can handle.

In the filing’s own words

A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a network entity, a UE capability enquiry message, and setting contents of a UE capability information message to indicate whether the UE supports conditional handover (CHO) with only a location-based or a time-based trigger event. The method also includes transmitting the UE capability information message to the network entity.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving, from a network entity, a UE capability enquiry message; setting contents of a UE capability information message to indicate whether the UE supports conditional handover (CHO) with only a location-based or a time-based trigger event; and transmitting the UE capability information message to the network entity.

Facts

Company: Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title: UE CAPABILITY OF LOCATION OR TIME-BASED TRIGGER
Publication number: US20260304280A1
Application number: 19562452
Filed: Mar 10, 2026
Published: Oct 1, 2026
Inventors: 3
Claims: 20

Classified under

H04W 36/362 Electricity & electronics

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