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Apparatus and methods for facilitating tune-away operations in wireless communications systems

US9468010B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Soumen Mitra · Hyderabad, IN
Robert K. Chan · Village of La Jolla, US
Ammar Kitabi · San Diego, US
Aritra Ukil · Hyderabad, IN
Vijay Karthic Elangovan · Hyderabad, IN
Simei Du · San Diego, US
Jayesh Bathija · San Diego, US
Kamalakar GANTI · San Diego, US
Vamsi Krishna Chaitanya Komati · Hyderabad, IN
Janga Reddy Alimineti · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2014
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Access terminals are adapted to facilitate tune-away operations in situations in which multiple subscriptions are employed. According to one example, an access terminal performing an acquisition procedure for a first subscription may suspend the acquisition procedure to obtain a paging message for a second subscription. The access terminal can tune away from the first subscription to the second subscription and monitor for a mobile-terminated page. After a mobile-terminated page associated with the second subscription is received and processed, the access terminal may resume the acquisition procedure for the first subscription. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

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