US 12,408,024 B2
UE capability transfer and storage
Sudeep K. Palat, Cheltenham (GB); Naveen Palle, San Diego, CA (US); Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Paris (FR); Youn Hyoung Heo, Seoul (KR); and Richard C. Burbidge, Shrivenham (GB)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/368,087.
Application 18/368,087 is a continuation of application No. 17/282,836, granted, now 11,792,641, previously published as PCT/US2019/055880, filed on Oct. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/744,405, filed on Oct. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048967 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 72/51 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 8/24 (2013.01) [H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 72/51 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor configured to cause a user equipment (UE) to:
provide, within non-access stratum (NAS) signaling to an access and mobility management function (AMF) via a radio access network, a capability identifier (ID) that is associated with a plurality of UE capabilities, wherein the capability ID corresponds to a set of capabilities; and
in response to a change in UE capability, provide to the AMF, a new capability ID in NAS signaling.