US 12,369,024 B2
Restricted access and use control for user equipment with reduced capabilities
Linhai He, San Diego, CA (US); Gavin Bernard Horn, La Jolla, CA (US); Soo Bum Lee, San Diego, CA (US); Miguel Griot, La Jolla, CA (US); Hwan Joon Kwon, San Diego, CA (US); Jing Lei, San Diego, CA (US); Peter Pui Lok Ang, San Diego, CA (US); and Rajat Prakash, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/397,645.
Application 18/397,645 is a continuation of application No. 17/220,751, filed on Apr. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,895,736.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/007,049, filed on Apr. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0129720 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 48/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 8/24 (2013.01) [H04W 8/20 (2013.01); H04W 48/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:
receiving, from a user equipment, a request to connect to a network, the request comprising a user equipment identifier and a reduced capability indication;
determining a validity of the reduced capability indication based on at least one of:
subscription data associated with the user equipment; or
one or more capabilities associated with the user equipment; and
making a connection decision based on the validity of the reduced capability indication, wherein the connection decision comprises a decision to reject the request from the user equipment to connect to the network when the reduced capability indication is inconsistent with the subscription data or the one or more capabilities associated with the user equipment; and
transmitting a connection rejection message to the user equipment when the connection decision comprises the decision to reject the request from the user equipment to connect to the network.