US 12,425,081 B2
Facilitating transition to active mode by an idle device based on an activation request
Daniel Vivanco, Ashburn, VA (US); Kurt Huber, Kennesaw, GA (US); Thomas Henderson, Alpharetta, GA (US); and Julius Fodje, Alpharetta, GA (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Vienna, VA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Vienna, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/761,511.
Application 18/761,511 is a continuation of application No. 17/829,188, filed on May 31, 2022, granted, now 12,057,905.
Prior Publication US 2024/0356597 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 7/02 (2018.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/044 (2023.01)
CPC H04B 7/0608 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); H04W 72/046 (2013.01); H04W 52/0235 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a system comprising a processor, that a user equipment in an idle mode is subject to a request to transition to an active mode;
identifying, by the system, base station equipment that is able to provide coverage to the user equipment before a time that the user equipment is predicted to initiate the transition to the active mode, wherein identifying the base station equipment is based on feedback information from the user equipment describing receipt of a signal from the base station equipment at a receipt location;
predicting, by the system, that the user equipment will transition to the active mode at a time proximate to a present time greater than a proximity threshold; and
before the time that the user equipment is predicted to initiate the transition to the active mode, allocating, by the system, an antenna resource of the base station equipment to provide the coverage to facilitate the transition to the active mode.