US 12,324,056 B2
Methods to validate multi-SIM devices with 3GPP-5G and SNPN support
Tauseef Ahmad Qidwai, Hyderabad (IN); Rajendra Prasad Nelurouth, Hyderabad (IN); and Rohit Prasad Sharma, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/553,313.
Prior Publication US 2023/0199474 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/45 (2021.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 8/183 (2013.01) [H04W 60/005 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
determining that a non-subsidy subscriber identity module (SIM) in a first slot of the UE is invalid to camp on a subsidy network;
determining that a subsidy SIM in a second slot of the UE is valid to camp on the subsidy network; and
camping the non-subsidy SIM on a second network different from the subsidy network in response to determining that the subsidy SIM in the second slot of the UE is valid to camp on the subsidy network.