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Google patents phone method to pause network checks during light data use

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

This filing describes a way for a phone to decide whether to stop checking other network frequencies when it is not fully connected but still sending small amounts of data. The network tells the phone which frequencies to monitor and when to pause these checks to save battery or improve performance.

Why it mattersIt helps phones manage battery life and data efficiency when they are in a low-power 'inactive' state, which is common for background updates.

In the filing’s own words

A user equipment (UE) can perform a method for managing inter-frequency measurements. The method includes: determining ( 902) one or more carrier frequencies for inter-frequency measurements while a radio connection between the UE and the RAN is not active; determining ( 904) that data is available for early data communication between the UE and a core network (CN); and determining ( 906) whether to suspend (i) inter-frequency measurements on at least one of the carrier frequencies or (ii) the early data communication.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method, implemented in a radio access network (RAN), for managing inter-frequency measurements, the method comprising: determining, by the RAN, to configure a user equipment (UE) to perform inter-frequency measurements on one or more carrier frequencies while a radio connection between the UE and the RAN is inactive; and transmitting, by the RAN and to the UE, an RRC release message including (i) a suspend configuration to cause the UE to transition to an inactive state so that the radio connection between the UE and the RAN is inactive, (ii) a small data transmission (SDT) configuration identifying one or more radio bearers configured for the SDT while the UE is in the inactive state; and (iii) measurement information indicating one or more carrier frequencies for the UE to monitor while the UE is in at least one of an idle state or the inactive state.

Facts

Company
Google (GOOGLE LLC)
Official title
MANAGING UE MEASUREMENTS IN AN IDLE OR INACTIVE STATE
Publication number
US20260304297A1
Application number
19697354
Filed
Jun 3, 2026
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 48/10 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/08 Electricity & electronicsH04W 48/18 Electricity & electronics
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