US 12,471,162 B2
Battery management using selective EN-DC enablement
Ming Shan Kwok, Seattle, WA (US); and Wafik Abdel Shahid, Kenmore, WA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/938,213.
Application 17/938,213 is a continuation of application No. 16/899,470, filed on Jun. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,477,832.
Prior Publication US 2023/0022863 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04W 52/0229 (2013.01); H04W 52/0251 (2013.01); H04W 52/0261 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a user equipment (UE) associated with a telecommunication network, one or more factors associated with a status of the UE, wherein the UE supports establishing a dual connection that includes:
a first connection between the UE and a first base station of the telecommunication network; and
a second connection between the UE and a second base station of the telecommunication network;
transitioning, by the UE, from an idle state to a connected state;
establishing, by the UE, the first connection with the first base station;
determining, by the UE, that the one or more factors meet a condition for using the first connection without using the second connection;
using, by the UE, the first connection to send or receive data without using the second connection;
receiving, by the UE, a measurement request from the telecommunication network; and
suppressing, by the UE and in response to determining that the one or more factors meet the condition, sending a measurement report to the telecommunication network in response to the measurement request,
wherein suppressing sending the measurement report causes the telecommunication network to avoid establishing the second connection with the UE.