US 11,997,751 B2
Method for supporting UE association and communications device
Xiaowan Ke, Guangdong (CN); Wei Bao, Guangdong (CN); and Fei Yang, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/377,516.
Application 17/377,516 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/072744, filed on Jan. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201910057171.0 (CN), filed on Jan. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0345089 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 68/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 8/183 (2013.01) [H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 68/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for supporting user equipment UE association, applied to a first communications device being at least one of the following: UE, a first device, a terminal device, first UE or a first card, and comprising:
determining first information, wherein the first information comprises at least one of the following: device identification information, related information of second UE, or information of a core network CN network element of second UE; and the second UE is in an association relationship with first UE; wherein the device identification information comprises a first terminal device identity and a second terminal device identity; wherein the first terminal device identity and the second terminal device identity are one of following case:
the first terminal device identity is a terminal device identity of the first UE, the second terminal device identity is a terminal device identity associated with the first UE;
the first terminal device identity is a terminal device identity of the first UE, the second terminal device identity is a terminal device identity of the second UE;
wherein the first UE and the second UE are located on a same device; and
executing a first related operation according to the first information;
wherein the executing a first related operation according to the first information comprises at least one of the following:
sending the first information when the first UE accesses a network; or
setting the identity of the CN network element of the first UE to an identity of a CN network element of the second UE when sending an identity of a CN network element of the first UE.